Hammers wait on duo

West Ham hope to have striker Dean Ashton (calf) and midfielder Scott Parker (thigh) fit for Sunday’s Barclays Premier League trip to Manchester City.

Defender Anton Ferdinand – a reported target for Sunderland – remains sidelined with a hamstring injury, as does Wales forward Craig Bellamy.

Kieron Dyer (broken leg), Jonathan Spector (hip), George McCartney (virus), Danny Gabbidon (stomach), James Tompkins (leg) and James Collins (knee) are still out.

Team (from): Green, Behrami, Davenport, Upson, Neill, Faubert, Parker, Noble, Etherington, Ashton, Cole, Lastuvka, Reid, Bowyer, Spence, Boa Morte, Mullins, Sears.