Torres out of West Ham Game

The Guardian claim that the Icelandic volcanic cloud has prevented Fernando Torres from returning to Spain for a scheduled check-up on his knee. The paper claims that this means he will not be in the Liverpool squad for the game against West Ham.


West Ham number two Steve Clarke says that West Ham are focused on the Liverpool game,

"I'm confident, but then I was confident when we weren't four points clear. Obviously, the last couple of results were good for us and we have to build on them. The finishing line is in sight and we have to keep going.

"It's been a difficult season right from the start, but we're still in there fighting. We have to achieve the objective of staying in the Premier League and we're all confident we can do that."

"The best thing to do now is to get the points that we require. We're not sure what the points tally will be, so we go to Liverpool, we give a good account of ourselves and then we take stock on Tuesday. We see where we are, and build for the next game after that.

"We're focused on the next game. That's as far as we look. At this moment in time, it would be foolish for us to look further ahead, so we look at the next game and getting the points required to keep West Ham United in the Premier League."