Preview: West Ham v Wolverhampton Wanderers

westham.jpgWest Ham hope to beat the big freeze and steal a march on their snowbound relegation rivals with a win over Wolves on Sunday.

Gianfranco Zola's men will look to bounce back from last Sunday's 2-1 FA Cup defeat to Arsenal with a Premier League maximum.

The Irons have won just four times in the league this season, with the first of those victories coming at Molineux back in August.

Mark Noble scored a spectacular goal in that 2-0 win and the midfielder could be included in the squad after missing the last two matches through injury.

Other injury victims Scott Parker, Jack Collison and Herita Ilunga could also feature, while Guillermo Franco returns to the squad after serving a one match ban.

There is a doubt over striker Frank Nouble's involvement after the 18-year-old picked up a calf injury when making his full debut against Arsenal.

Definitely missing are Luis Boa Morte, Danny Gabbidon, Kieron Dyer, Zavon Hines and Carlton Cole.

Wolves have not won at the Boleyn Ground since 1978 and the Irons will be hoping to maintain that sequence this weekend.

With more snow forecast over the weekend, and icy roads making travel dangerous, fans are advised to keep an eye out for announcements about the game.

West Ham (from): Green, Stech, Faubert, Ilunga, Tomkins, Upson, Spector, Da Costa, Daprela, N'Gala, Parker, Kovac, Noble, Jiminez, Behrami, Collison, Payne, Stanislas, Franco, Diamanti, Nouble.

Venue: Boleyn Ground

Date: Sunday, January 10

Kick off: 1.30pm

Referee: Phil Dowd

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