West Ham striker Diafra Sakho is set to return for Saturday's Premier League match against Aston Villa. The Senegal international has hit six goals in his first six league starts.
Stijn Vandenbroucke, the Hammers head of medical and sports science, has revealed Sakho will be back at Upton Park on Saturday - and also confirmed club-record signing Andy Carroll is closing in on a first-team return having been ruled out since a pre-season ankle operation.
"Diafra ran individually on Monday at Chadwell Heath and will be available for the game," Vandenbroucke told the club's official website.
"Andy Carroll trained and played in a behind-closed-doors match last week, which he came though, and will continue to train this week."
