West Ham's job in opposition to Manchester City has been made that bit more durable with Declan Rice one among three gamers dominated out of the match late within the day on account of illness. David Moyes' aspect are nonetheless trying to transfer away from the relegation zone as they sit 4 factors above 18th-placed Nottingham Forest.

Back-to-back defeats to Liverpool and Crystal Palace have value them not too long ago and it would not get any simpler with a visit to City up subsequent. West Ham have not overwhelmed City on the Etihad within the Premier League since 2015 and Moyes would have been hoping to have a fully-fit squad to select from to assist finish that run.

However, West Ham's matchday squad was right down to the naked bones with Rice and Tomas Soucek each noticably lacking. Regular centre-back pairing Nayef Aguerd and Kurt Zouma had been additionally not concerned.

The Frenchman was unavailable after selecting up a knock within the defeat to Crystal Palace final week. But Moyes confirmed forward of kick-off on Wednesday night time the opposite three weren't concerned on account of a illness bug.

He stated: "We worked on our team yesterday but unfortunately overnight a few of them took ill. Hopefully it's not too bad, but it is what it is. We had named some of the players who are not here in the side but two or three of them are unwell and there's nothing we can do with it.

"It was too late to deliver any of the younger boys up so as to add to the bench. It offers a number of the different gamers alternative. We have been right here a number of instances and tried to make it as exhausting as attainable and we'll look to do this once more."