Nayef Aguerd, Flynn Downes, Gianluca Scamacca

Nayef Aguerd, Flynn Downes, Gianluca Scamacca - West Ham injury latest ahead of Leicester tie

West Ham United will be drawing their Premier League season to a close on Sunday afternoon when they take on relegation-threatened Leicester City.

The Hammers head to the King Power Stadium hoping to finish as high as possible in the Premier League table, with David Moyes' men currently sitting in 14th place after spending most of the past six months sat in the Premier League’s bottom six.

Ahead of West Ham’s trip to the east Midlands, here is a look at their current list of injury concerns.

Gianluca Scamacca (knee)

Striker Gianluca Scamacca has not featured since March’s home win over AEK Larnaca due to a knee injury. Following the issue, having had a number of knee problems in recent months, Scamacca underwent knee surgery last month.

Scamacca was expected to miss two to three months of action once the surgery took place, which at the time would have ruled him out for the season, even if West Ham reached the final of the Europa Conference League - which takes place on June 7.

However, speaking ahead of the defeat to Liverpool last month in his pre-match press conference last month, Moyes suggested that there was a chance Scamacca may recover in time to be involved this season, although he stated there was no guarantee.

“Maybe, maybe. We’ve not got him back,” said Moyes. “He’s had his operation, we’ve not got him back yet. With a bit of luck, my head is planning that I’m going to be here until June 7, and that’s what I’ve got to try and hope so who knows whether or not Gianluca might get back for that.

“At the moment, I would say he’s not doing anything, he’s recovering from his operation but you know, we’re probably six weeks away from that, maybe longer.”

Last week, Scamacca was pictured at the club’s training ground by Italian colleague and centre-back Angelo Ogbonna.

Gianluca Scamacca (right) celebrates scoring West Ham's first goal with Tomas Soucek (middle) and Manuel Lanzini of West Ham United (left) during the UEFA Europa Conference League round of 16 leg two match between West Ham United and AEK Larnaca at London Stadium (Visionhaus/Getty Images)

Nayef Aguerd (knock)

Moroccan centre-back Nayef Aguerd was not in the matchday squad for Sunday’s 3-1 win in the Premier League against Leeds United.

Aguerd was absent for the tie due to a minor knock, which Moyes confirmed in his pre-match media duties ahead of kick-off.

However, Aguerd was in attendance for the post-match lap of appreciation at full-time, where he was given the Players Project award for his work within West Ham’s foundation.

Flynn Downes (illness)

Midfielder Flynn Downes was absent for the meeting with Leeds due to a cold, the first time he has not featured in a Premier League matchday squad this season.

Similarly to Aguerd, Moyes confirmed Downes’ absence in his pre-match media duties but did not speak about either in his post-match press conference.

Downes is one of four players reportedly at risk of a UEFA charge after Hammers’ players were involved in clashes with AZ Alkmaar supporters at full-time of their Europa Conference League semi-final second leg last Thursday.

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