West Ham will be without midfielder Manuel Lanzini for up to a month after he picked up a foot injury while on international duty with Argentina.
Football.London understands that he has suffered bone bruising and played through the pain barrier in the 0-0 draw against Aston Villa last week but it came at a cost as has since been ruled out for the foreseeable future.
Pablo Fornals came into the team to replace the injured Argentine and is expected to carry on to deputise for him while Lanzini is on the sidelines recovering from the injury.
Ryan Fredericks was substituted off during the 2-0 win over Manchester United on Sunday with what looked like a knock but it is not thought to be serious. He would have sat out Wednesday's Carabao Cup clash against Oxford anyway and will be assessed ahead of the trip to Bournemouth this weekend.
Those still definitely out alongside Lanzini are Winston Reid and Michail Antonio though with Reid, there is a chance he could play for the Hammers U23s in their PL2 match against Cheltenham Town this week as he continues his comeback from two knee operations which started by him playing three pre-season friendlies.
Antonio meanwhile underwent surgery on a hamstring injury nearly three weeks ago and it was a success so now he can begin his recovery. The winger has returned to the gym at Rush Green for some light work but is not expected to be match fit for some time yet.
Manuel Lanzini
Type of injury: Bruised foot bone
Date of injury: Unknown
Potential return: October 26
Ryan Fredericks
Type of injury: Muscle knock
Date of injury: September 22
Potential return: To be assessed
Michail Antonio
Type of injury: Hamstring
Date of injury: August 27
Potential return date: January 2020
Comments: "The doctors are happy and now he needs time to recover.
"I spoke with him, he is without pain so everything is going in the correct way."
Winston Reid
Type of injury: Knee surgery recovery
Date of injury: 2018
Potential return date: October 2019
Comments: "Probably the first game he will play will be with the under-23s, I don't know if it will be next week but if not it will be one week more."
Xande Silva
Type of injury: Bowel obstruction surgery
Date of injury: July 2019
Potential return date: October 2019
Comments: Football.London has learned that the club staff are thrilled with progress Silva has made so far in his recovery, not only on the pitch but off it as well as the young striker has moved his sister with him to the capital for support.
