West Ham manager David Moyes is delighted to have selection dilemmas once more with players returning to fitness ahead of this evening's visit of Watford.
The Scot, who took over at the turn of the year, has faced limited options for the majority of his second spell at the club so far, but with Michail Antonio fit and firing and record signing Sebastien Haller back after a hip problem, he now has competition for places in the squad.
And with Moyes having called for the likes of Felipe Anderson to play a decisive role in West Ham's survival bid, the Brazilian could feature against Watford having returned to training over the past week.
Antonio, who has a history of hamstring trouble, has been in fine form since the restart, capping his performances with a spectacular four-goal haul against Norwich last weekend.
"I hope I have got a dilemma [with Haller fit again], that’s what I have been hoping for all through lockdown because we were struggling with not having any, we were short in selection choices in some areas," said Moyes.
"To get Michail firing, scoring goals, leading the line, is good. The last time I was here before it was Marko Arnautovic who took up the mantle and got us the goals, got us over the line so it is good to see Antonio doing it now.
"He is getting better, his fitness is much improved and his all-round wellbeing is much improved."
Having had a relatively long rest between games before Friday night's clash with relegation rivals Watford, Moyes could well stick with the same side that won so emphatically at Norwich, relegating their hosts in the process.
Captain Mark Noble returned to the side against the Canaries and will make his 500th appearance for West Ham if he features on Friday.
West Ham predicted XI (4-4-1-1): Fabianski; Fredericks, Diop, Ogbonna, Cresswell; Bowen, Rice, Soucek, Fornals; Noble; Antonio
