West Ham United v Bolton Wanderers: match preview

Published: 3:40PM GMT 05 Mar 2010

Previous of Images Next West Ham physical education instructor Gianfranco Zola Photo: PA Bolton physical education instructor Owen Coyle Photo: PA

Saturday, Mar 6

West Ham United v Bolton WanderersUpton Park, LondonKick-off: 15.00 GMT TV: MotD highlights 22.30 GMT.

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Midfielder Mark Noble has been ruled out of West Ham"s home compare opposite Bolton with an arm injury.

Manager Gianfranco Zola has no alternative uninformed problems but striker Benni McCarthy and centre-half Danny Gabbidon are still not compare fit after new injuries and are out of row for this weekend.

Captain Scott Parker did not underline in the Londoners" last joining diversion - a 3-0 better at Manchester United - but he should lapse to executive midfield.

Midfielder Stuart Holden assimilated Bolton"s lengthening damage list this week definition Owen Coyle right afar has 7 players in the diagnosis room.

Holden fractured his right fibula on general avocation with the United States in a 2-1 accessible better to Holland on Wednesday and is right afar out for the subsequent 6 weeks.

Coyle is additionally but Mark Davies, Gavin McCann, Chris Basham, Joey O"Brien, Sean Davis and Gary Cahill.

West Ham (from): Green, Stech, Kurucz, Faubert, Daprela, Spector, Da Costa, Upson, Tomkins, Collison, Kovac, Parker, Behrami, Diamanti, Dyer, Franco, Cole, Mido, Ilan.

Bolton (from): Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Knight, Robinson, Gardner, Cohen, Taylor, Muamba, Lee, K Davies, Klasnic, Riga, A O"Brien, Al Habsi, Samuel, Elmander, Ricketts, Weiss, Wilshere.

Tale of the tape:

Three of the last 4 meetings in all competitions have accomplished 3-1 to Bolton and the alternative finished 2-1 to Wanderers. Kevin Davies stays Bolton"s risk man and has scored 7 goals in the last 9 meetings in all competitions with West Ham.

West Ham have kept purify sheets in their last 4 Premier League matches at Upton Park whilst Bolton have unsuccessful to find the net in their last 4 Premier League afar games and it is right afar 7 hours and dual mins given they last found the net on the road.