West Ham remain without defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka when they host Crystal Palace in a London derby on Saturday.
The former Manchester United full-back played in the Hammers’ first two games of the season, which ended in heavy defeats to Sunderland and Chelsea.
He was on the bench for the win at Nottingham Forest, then featured for DR Congo over the international break, but has not been involved since, missing the defeat to Tottenham last weekend.
Graham Potter has confirmed that the 27-year-old will not be in action on Saturday afternoon when the Hammers host Crystal Palace as a stomach issue persists.
However, there is better news for forwards Callum Wilson and Nicolas Fullkrug, who were both on the bench last time out against Spurs.
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‘Aaron Wan-Bissaka will still be unavailable,’ Potter told a press conference on Thursday. ‘It’s a problem with his stomach.
‘Hopefully he’ll be light training tomorrow or the weekend, but he won’t be available for the game.
‘Apart from that, Callum’s had a full week’s training, so it’s good for him, so has Nicolas, so we’re pretty much as we were.’
Potter will be without Tomas Soucek who is suspended after his red card against Spurs, while Luis Guilherme remains out injured.
It has been a very disappointing start to the season for the Hammers, with three defeats from four games and 11 goals conceded.
The one win was an encouraging one, as they downed Nottingham Forest 3-0, but they were firmly brough back down to earth by Spurs last time out, losing by the same scoreline.
Pressure is already building on Potter, which he is well aware of, but insists everyone at the club is working together to turn things around.
‘At every club, if you don’t win as much as you’d like, there is always pressure and criticism and that’s fair. That’s the world that we’re in,’ said the manager.
‘Everyone wants West Ham to do well. We’re all on the same page as to how much we want the Club to do well.
West Ham results so far this season
Aug 16: Sunderland 3-0 West Ham – Premier League
Aug 22: West Ham 1-5 Chelsea – Premier League
Aug 26: Wolves 3-2 West Ham – Carabao Cup
Aug 31: Nottingham Forest 0-3 West Ham – Premier League
Sep 13: West Ham 0-3 Spurs – Premier League
‘We’ll al stick together because that’s part of what is really special about this club.
‘At the same time, when there is criticism, you have to listen and learn how to improve.’
On the challenge of Crystal Palace, who remain unbeaten in four league games, he said: ‘They’ve done a fantastic job building that project.
‘Lots of good players who know what they’re doing and they’re solid but nobody is perfect. We have to focus on ourselves and how we attack and defend and how we can hurt them as well.’
