Cole suspended for Hammers

Carlton Cole is suspended for West Ham’s Barclays Premier League trip to Manchester United after being sent off against Arsenal at the weekend.

Manager Gianfranco Zola is also without long-term injury victim Dean Ashton while new arrival Diego Tristan is not expected to be match-fit in time.

In midfield, Mark Noble is out with a calf injury but Matthew Etherington could come back into the side after spending the Arsenal game on the bench.

Provisional squad: Green, Faubert, Neill, Upson, Ilunga, Behrami, Parker, Di Michele, Bellamy, Etherington, Sears, Lastuvka, Lopez, Boa Morte, Mullins, Davenport, Bowyer, Collins.