Dyer to Play Against Barnsley

The BBC say that Kieron Dyer will play tomorrow in West Ham's cup tie with Barnsley. They quote Zola as saying that Dyer would like to play but it would be difficult to play him from the beginning. Therefore if Dyer does feature, it looks like it will be from the bench.

"He's focused and he's very excited to play," said West Ham manager Zola.

"He's been working well in the last few weeks and we will try to get him back because he's an important player. I've seen him training, he's trying very hard and he's got a lot of qualities.

"I know it's been a big injury for him and I know it's frustrating because he's training, training, training and he would like to play. After such a long time out it would be difficult for him to be involved from the beginning."