by SouthCoastShankly » Thu Nov 18, 2010 5:54 pm
BBC reports -
"Reds boss Roy Hodgson did receive some good news on the injury front when it came to strikers Fernando Torres and Dirk Kuyt as well as defenders Martin Skrtel and Glen Johnson.
Torres played the second half of Spain's defeat by Portugal after picking up an ankle injury last Saturday in the loss at Stoke.
Netherlands international Kuyt, Slovakia centre-back Skrtel and England right-back Johnson did not go on international duty as they recovered from injury and all four should be fit to face West Ham.
"We have a good relationship with the Spanish medical staff," said Brukner. "They assessed him [Torres] and he had a good day or two of treatment over there and didn't train.
"They felt he was okay to play 45 minutes [against Portugal] and he came through that OK. We fully expect him to be fine for the weekend.
"Dirk is coming back after a pretty severe ankle injury. We were pleased to get him back after only three weeks but he then played three games in a week so he was a little bit sore.
"We discussed it with Dirk and the Dutch team and agreed it would probably not be a good idea for him to play, so he sat out the Netherlands game.
"Martin got a knock against Stoke which wasn't too bad but we thought it wasn't a good idea for him to travel and play an international. But all three of these players will be fine for West Ham on Saturday.
"Glen is also available for selection. He's been training all week at Melwood and he's ready to play."
So actually Kuyt, Skrtel and Johnson are available.