Dejan Lovren and Gaston Ramirez are back and ready for a recall to the first team on Saturday at West Ham United

Mauricio Pochettino has announced in his press conference ahead of the game against West ham United at Upton Park that long term injury victims Dejan Lovren and Gaston Ramirez are available for selection on Saturday.

However whether either will be risked in the starting line up is another matter and it is more likely that they will start on the bench.

Lovren is the most likeliest to make the starting line up, the Hammers are very physical these days and although Andy Carroll is suspended the manager may feel that Lovren's strength is needed. Although it is more likely that Jose Fonte and Yoshida will continue the partnership that worked well at Hull City in the last league outing.

Gaston Ramirez struggled to get a place in the starting line up before his injury so likewise i would be surprised if he is thrust straight back into the first team starting XI.

However it is likely that both will start on the bench and that is good to see, if Saints are to march in to the final stage of the season maintaining their top ten position, then a squad with few injury problems is going to be crucial.

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Zambucco added 10:36 - Feb 21 Things are starting to look up again, maybe we can start winning like we did at the beginning of the season. A great final run could be great for us. COYR!
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halftimeorange added 12:51 - Feb 21 From comments coming out on the saints website it looks as though Wanyama is set to displace Cork. I can only hope he, Victor, puts in a bit more effort than he did at Sunderland. It will also be interesting to see if McQueen reapperas on the bench as that was the real mystery last week. Why not Omar Rowe. We could have done with a bit of life on the wing.
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