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title: "West Ham fans welcome ‘absolutely huge’ fitness boost"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2022/01/19/west-ham-fans-welcome-absolutely-huge-fitness-boost/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2022-01-19T17:00:00Z"
modified: "2022-01-19T17:00:00Z"
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# West Ham fans welcome ‘absolutely huge’ fitness boost

[West Ham](https://readwestham.com/2022/01/19/pundit-urges-west-ham-to-spend-good-money-on-patrik-schick/) look set to be boosted by the return of key players in the not too distant future.

The Hammers have been without experienced duo Kurt Zouma and Tomas Soucek in recent weeks following a [hamstring](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11685/12488981/kurt-zouma-west-ham-defender-suffers-hamstring-tendon-injury) and Covid-19 issues.

Ahead of the clash with Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday (January 22), [Football.London](https://www.football.london/west-ham-united-fc/players/manchester-united-west-ham-premier-22788096) have claimed that both could be back available to David Moyes.

That news soon hit [Twitter](https://twitter.com/WestHamViews_/status/1483457474812420098) and many jubilant Irons were quick to express their unbridled joy.

https://twitter.com/stephenlott/status/1483694911740338181

> I’ll do anything for Zouma to start
>
> — Marcus Levine (@Marcuslevine\_) [January 18, 2022](https://twitter.com/Marcuslevine_/status/1483525001571676165?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> If they aren’t then just call it off
>
> — Kris Johnson (@kjohno10) [January 18, 2022](https://twitter.com/kjohno10/status/1483491653184856069?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Thank god ⚒⚒ [https://t.co/G57M6zzxah](https://t.co/G57M6zzxah)
>
> — Sam (@Sammy\_dodgerx) [January 18, 2022](https://twitter.com/Sammy_dodgerx/status/1483461718000943106?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Two huge players in our Starting XI, note how the game was played…
>
> FULL credit to Leeds as well, just cracking on with young players, fulfilling their fixtures. Respect 👏🏼 [https://t.co/keNFqTAK2n](https://t.co/keNFqTAK2n)
>
> — Ben Hick (@MrBenHick) [January 18, 2022](https://twitter.com/MrBenHick/status/1483481899435712513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/Josephsimon00/status/1483488943714799629

Prior to their respective setbacks, Zouma had made [13 appearances across all competitions](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/kurt-zouma/leistungsdaten/spieler/157509) and commanding midfielder Soucek 28 outings.

### READ WEST HAM VERDICT

Albeit the Hammers have coped relatively well without their key men, the most recent [defeat to Leeds United](https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2022/january/16-january/goals-west-ham-united-2-3-leeds-united) was a wholly avoidable blow.

Whilst many will point towards the return of Zouma to replace Issa Diop as the most important comeback, the [£40.5million valued](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/tomas-soucek/marktwertverlauf/spieler/283628) Soucek’s presence alongside Declan Rice has been a huge miss.

In what looks set to be a mouth-watering clash in the race for the [Premier League](https://www.premierleague.com/tables) top four, having both available will no doubt delight Moyes.