Neill flew to Melbourne immediately after last weekend's defeat at Wigan and helped Australia open their World Cup qualifying campaign with a 3-0 win over Qatar.

West Ham also had England's Matthew Upson and Northern Ireland's George McCartney on international duty, though both were closer to home and came through unscathed.

Mark Noble may be rested after playing three games in six days but Julien Faubert and Nolberto Solano both came through a reserve game against QPR on Monday and could be in the selection mix.

West Ham also have on-loan striker Henri Camara back in training after he returned from the Africa Nations Cup.

But there are concerns over Craig Bellamy who has been sidelined with an abdominal injury and reported being "sore" three days after the reserve-team game.

Squad from: Green, Wright, Neill, Spector, Upson, Ferdinand, Gabbidon, McCartney, Faubert, Bowyer, Ljungberg, Noble, Mullins, Etherington, Boa Morte, Ashton, Cole, Camara, Bellamy.