West Ham are hopeful Kurt Zouma will not miss the rest of the season after the centre-back damaged ankle ligaments at Crystal Palace last Saturday.
A scan has shown that Zouma, who went off during the first half of his side’s 4-3 defeat, did not sustain a break when he tried to stop Jordan Ayew from scoring Palace’s first goal. But he has a badly swollen ankle and is unlikely to make a swift return.