West Ham players come through unscathed during internationals
Fans can never enjoy the international break as players risk picking up injures, West Ham, however, appears to be unscathed in the lasted international round.
There were fears last week that Arthur Masuaku, Tomas Soucek and Vladimir Coufal could be out for West Ham. Masuaku withdrew himself from the DR Congo squad after picking up a knock. Whereas with the Czech’s they were close to a COVID-19 outbreak.
Luckily for Hammers fans, Masuaku’s withdrawal was a decision made by the player as he did not want to risk missing the Tottenham match. Coufal and Soucek will both be available after both tested negative for the virus. Coufal however, did have a scare but quickly put rumours to bed on social media.
Declan Rice was substituted against Norway during Englands 1-0 defeat. The 21-year-old had a good game himself and avoided picking up any damage and should be fresh for the match on Sunday. Rice impressed the England manager, Gareth Southgate in the latest round of international fixtures.
More from Green Street Hammers - West Ham
- Brighton vs West Ham predictions: Can James Ward-Prowse help end the curse?
- West Ham and two Premier League rivals made huge transfer stand
- Lucas Paqueta bet allegations discussed in West Ham and Man City transfer talks
- Bournemouth vs West Ham predictions: Premier League opener amid transfer chaos
- West Ham near Denis Zakaria transfer after final James Ward-Prowse bid
"“He has huge potential and the reason he has that potential is because he has a great mentality and desire to keep improving”“With us (England) we are delighted, pleased with how he is developing,” the England manager enthused. “We have leaders who are older players, but he is a younger one”. Southgate spoke well about Declan Rice."
Andriy Yarmolenko played the whole ninety minutes for Ukraine in their match against Spain. The attacker set-up the winning goal for Ukraine when his through ball sent Viktor Tsyhankov through on goal. Tsyhankov finished brilliant past David De Gea to give Eastern European side a famous win over Spain.
Down in South America, Fabian Balbuena also tasted victory. The defender was a substitute durn Paraguay’s 1-0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying win in Venezuela. The only issue Balbuena could face would be jet-lag on his return journey.
First choice goalkeeper Łukasz Fabiański was an unused substitute in Polands 3-0 victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina in Wrocław. So it can be expected the 35-year-old will take his place between the sticks for the Hammers on Sunday.
Next. West Ham’s Declan Rice Shows Captain Material With England. dark
Said Benrahma, who is yet to be announced as a West Ham player but could be by the end of the day. The Algerian was in action on Tuesday evening although he only made a brief cameo in Algeria’s 2-2 draw against Mexico.