Andy Carroll is set to make his latest return from injury when West Ham travel to Southampton on Saturday.
The striker has been dogged by injuries since joining West Ham in 2012 and has managed just seven starts in the Premier League this season, but has resumed training after three weeks on the sidelines with a hamstring problem.
Despite his relatively recent return, the 27-year-old is poised to be added to manager Slaven Bilic's squad for the teatime clash on the south coast.
"Andy Carroll is back, he's been training with us since Monday," said Bilic. "He had been out on the pitch training for 10 days before that. We are going to see on Thursday and Friday, but he should be involved."
Carroll could be joined at St Mary's by January signing Emmanuel Emenike, the Nigerian striker brought in on loan from Fenerbahce last weekend.
However, Emenike will train with his new teammates for the first time on Thursday, having only have arrived in England 24 hours before as he awaited a work permit.
"We will see about him," Bilic added. "He is going to train with us for the first time. He's naturally fit, but I would like to see him."
Defender Angelo Ogbonna could also return to the squad after missing the midweek win over Aston Villa with flu.
Midfielder Manuel Lanzini and striker Diafra Sakho are still recovering from thigh injuries, but Bilic expects both to be back in contention soon.
"They are still out but they will be back in a couple of weeks, maximum, we hope," he said.