West Ham have been offered a boost ahead of their visit to Bournemouth on Saturday with Callum Wilson a major doubt for the hosts.
The one-cap England striker, who is on a ten man list of potential replacements for Marko Arnautovic at West Ham, missed Bournemouth’s last two games with a hamstring injury.
Despite returning to training this week manager Eddie Howe revealed the injury was worse than first expected and that his striker will face a late fitness test.
“He’s been on the grass once this week and we will make a very late call on him,” Howe said.
“It’s difficult to know because we still have a training session today. You have to be very careful with hamstring injuries.”
Wilson, who has seen his progression hampered by two serious injuries since Bournemouth’s promotion to the Premier League, has five goals in five top flight appearances against West Ham, including a hat-trick in a 4-3 win in 2015 and a fine solo goal in the reverse fixture earlier this season.
Bournemouth remain without new signing Dominic Solanke who, after arriving from Liverpool for £19million, is out until next month.
