Ashton Update

Alan Curbishley's squad update on the official site confirms that James Collins is back in contention for West Ham's game against Blackburn and that Upson is definitely out.

He also revealed that Dean Ashton is to be examined this week and there are hopes that he will be able to return soon,

"He's had a couple of knock-backs but this week he's going to see another couple of specialists who will review his situation and I'm confident that by the time he's had that done he won't be too far away. I think that it's just another little hurdle he'll have to get over. He's in training every day and he's doing everything he can."