West Ham get major triple injury boost ahead of Brentford clash | OneFootball

The Hammers hosts Brentford in a London derby at the weekend

West Ham have been boosted by the return of Lucas Paqueta, Jean-Clair Todibo and Edson Alvarez to training.

Alvarez has now recovered from a back injury which saw him miss that match, Standard Sport understands.

Todibo, meanwhile, has missed the Hammers’ last five games and recently spent time in France to undergo part of his rehab. But he has been back in London for a week and should be available to face the Bees on Saturday, barring another setback.

Jean-Clair Todibo is back in training after a spell on the sidelines.

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Meanwhile, long-term absentees Niclas Fullkrug and Michail Antonio are stepping up their recoveries with warm-weather training in Dubai.

The German striker flew out to the Emirati city just under a week ago and has been partaking in light running. He is out with a hamstring injury and West Ham only expect him to be available for the final six weeks of the season.

Antonio, believed to be training in a separate facility, is out for the season and is in specialist rehab following the leg fracture he sustained in a car accident in early December.

Evan Ferguson is in line to make his West Ham debut against Brentford.

The Republic of Ireland international signed for Brighton on a six-month straight loan at the end of the winter window but could not feature in the squad against Chelsea because he had played in Brighton’s 7-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest in the same weekend.

The 20-year-old is expected to receive plenty of game time in the second half of the season, with Fullkrug and Antonio’s injuries leaving Potter short of options to lead the line.

James Ward-Prowse could make his first Hammers appearance since the club agreed with Forest to cut short his season-long loan there.