da 888casino: West Ham United midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate faces a race against time to be ready for the club’s potentially season-defining clash against fellow Premier League strugglers Southampton at the London Stadium on Saturday, having been ruled out of Senegal’s friendly match with Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday through illness, according to ESPN.
da dobrowin: The 28-year-old also missed his nation’s 1-1 draw with Uzbekistan on Friday because he was suffering from abdominal pains, according to Le Quotidien, and with the issue not clearing up he returned to England on Sunday.
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The midfielder, who has been the source of plenty of criticism from Irons supporters for his performances this season, will now hope that he is fit to face Saints, with his club lying just one place and two points above in the top flight standings following three successive defeats by a three-goal margin.
David Moyes’ men will know that a fourth straight loss will see them drop into the relegation zone with just seven matches of the campaign remaining.
If Kouyate does make it he will likely line up alongside Mark Noble in the middle of the park, with Declan Rice likely to slot in alongside Angelo Ogbonna at the back with James Collins a doubt after picking up a hamstring injury in the 3-1 friendly win against Dagenham & Redbridge last week.