West Ham head coach Nuno Espirito Santo has confirmed that his side will be without several players, but refused to reveal exactly who will miss out. Speaking to reporters, he said injuries and availability issues are unavoidable and declined to go into specifics. One confirmed absentee, however, is veteran goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski. The experienced stopper has been sidelined with a persistent lower back problem that has troubled him for more than five months. Defender Jean-Clair Todibo is also unavailable as he serves the second match of a three-game ban following his red card for violent conduct in last month’s London derby loss to Chelsea. Meanwhile, Callum Wilson, El Hadji Malick Diouf, Valentin Castellanos, Jarrod Bowen and Crysencio Summerville were all withdrawn in the second half against Burnley, leaving doubts over their fitness.
