Roeder hopes for good news
West Ham manager Glenn Roeder is hoping for a triple injury boost as his team prepares for the New Year’s Day derby at Charlton.
Freddie Kanoute is hoping to return after missing the trip to Blackburn because of a reaction to his groin injury, while Don Hutchison should be back in the squad after pulling out on St Stephen's Day because his father was taken ill.
Edouard Cisse could also figure after recovering from chicken pox.
Provisional squad: James, Winterburn, Dailly, Repka, Pearce, Schemmel, Breen, Carrick, Sinclair, Cole, Defoe, Minto, Lomas, Moncur, Hutchison, Kanoute, Cisse, Camara, Ferdinand, Sofiane, Bywater.
