Carroll returns for Hammers

West Ham striker Andy Carroll could return to the squad for the Barclays Premier League clash with Fulham on Wednesday.

The on-loan Liverpool forward has been missing since November with a knee problem but could make the bench at Craven Cottage.

New signing Emanuel Pogatetz will go straight into the squad although George McCartney (knee), James Collins (hamstring) and Dan Potts (concussion) are all missing.

Provisional squad: Jaaskelainen, Spiegel, Reid, Tomkins, Pogatetz, O’Brien, Demel, Nolan, Jarvis, J Cole, Noble, Diame, O’Neil, Collison, Taylor, Diarra, C Cole, Vaz Te, Carroll.