BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE
Venue: Upton Park Date: Sunday, 7 December
Team News
Sam Allardyce is hoping to have a trio of players fit and ready to feature for West Ham. The game may come too early for midfielder Mark Noble (calf) but the Hammers boss believes both Diafra Sakho (back) and Alex Song (knee) could play some part against the Swans.
With Enner Valencia making his own comeback from injury in the midweek victory at West Brom and Andy Carroll fit, Allardyce will now have all of his attacking options available as he looks to guide the Hammers to an eighth league win of the campaign.
Neil Taylor misses the trip to east London after picking up his fifth booking of the season in midweek. With no natural cover at left-back, either Dwight Tiendalli or Jazz Richards are likely to deputise, with Angel Rangel restored on the right after being rested from the victory over QPR.
Swansea boss Garry Monk will assess how Leon Britton came through his first start of the season after three months out before finalising his side at Upton Park, but Argentina defender Federico Fernandez is still not fit enough to make the matchday squad despite returning to training this week after a calf problem.
Opta Facts
West Ham have won nine and lost none of their last 18 home games against Swansea in all competitions.
Swansea have failed to score in their last three Premier League games against the Hammers.
None of West Hams last five league goals have been scored by their strikers. Of the previous nine, seven were netted by their front men.
Andy Carroll has not scored or assisted a single goal in any of his last 10 Premier League appearances for West Ham (756 mins).
Of all regular first-choice goalkeepers, Lukasz Fabianski has the best saves-to-shots ratio in the Premier League this season (76%).
Before this season Kevin Nolan had started all 68 Premier League he had played for West Ham. This season, he has started just three of the 10 league games he has played in.