Irish Daily Mirror

CARROLL HAS GOT MOYESIE SINGING

- BY NEIL MCLEMAN

ANDY CARROLL is set for a return to action against Stoke as David Moyes targets an unbeaten end to the season for West Ham.

The injury-prone England striker (above) has been out since the start of January with a hairline fracture of his ankle.

But the 29-year-old is training again and could be back on the bench at the London Stadium on

Monday night.

Boss Moyes said: “We got Andy back at the start of the week and we will keep monitoring him.

“He has trained for a few days so we will see how he is.

“Obviously he has not trained for 11 weeks and I have got that in my mind as well.

“If we get Andy back, it is a big plus to us. We know that – how good he can be and what he can give us.

“The quicker we get him back the better. Will he be ready? I am not sure yet.”

Victory over relegation rivals Stoke could see the Hammers climb to 37 points with Arsenal, Manchester City, Leicester, Manchester United and Everton still to come.

Moyes added: “If we can keep the form going, my ideal situation would be to go unbeaten between now and the end of the season.”

Stoke boss Paul Lambert says goalkeeper Jack Butland is ready to be England’s World Cup No.1.

Butland goes head to head with West Ham’s Joe Hart, one of his main rivals.

And Lambert said: “I don’t have a problem with Jack’s temperamen­t. He’s a really focused guy.

“He tries to do everything perfectly and I don’t think there’s any such thing as the perfect player.

“But he’s been excellent in the games for me and made some massive saves.”

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