West Ham welcome capital rivals Fulham to London Stadium on Saturday evening and the visitors could be without midfielder Mario Lemina, as confirmed by his manager Scott Parker.
As reported by Football.London, the Cottagers boss and former Hammers midfielder could be without the 27-year-old for the trip to Stratford.
Parker said: “The only one who is a little bit touch and go is Lemina, who came off on Monday night and felt a little bit of a problem.”
Lemina has appeared four times for Fulham this season in the league as the Gabon international finds his feet at a new club following his move from Southampton.
The Cottagers will also be without striker Aboubakar Kamara, who is serving his second game of a three-match suspension.
The visitors picked up their first league win of the season on Monday night as they beat West Brom 2-0, but they are still languishing in 17th in the table.
West Ham manager David Moyes could welcome back Mark Noble to his squad after the captain missed the trip to Liverpool. However, the Irons will remain without Michail Antonio, although the striker is expected back earlier than first envisaged.
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Although Lemina doesn’t present a potent threat to West Ham, his potential absence from the Fulham squad could be felt by Parker’s men.
The 27-year-old former Juventus midfielder has played against the Irons on four occasions and been on the winning side just once.
