West Ham have been handed a major boost ahead of Saturday’s Premier League clash against Brentford. Graham Potter’s side have had something of a rest as they sat out of the fourth round of the FA Cup, having been knocked out by Aston Villa in the third round last month.

Liverpool have mitigated tricky away days at Nottingham Forest, Brentford and Bournemouth without relinquishing their healthy lead at the Premier League summit, but Everton will be intent on making those trips appear like cakewalks on Wednesday night.