So two "good" draws back to back to build on during the break, a large chunk of which was spent in Spain, giving management full acess to the squad for 24 hours per day. Head coach Manuel Pellegrini (pictured) spoke about how valuable this time was and important the final 12 starts of the season were, the Hammers do not have a lot to play for (a couple of league placings) , but I suspect that he feels every spot higher will give him more room for negotiation when it comes to transfer dealings this summer. He has Manuel Lanzini back in full training now after 9 months out, he might make his return tonight, but just having him on the sidelines would be a huge boost. The Irons travel to Manchester City next week, so will want the cushion of three points here and if Fulham play at tthe level of their last start, a 3-0 defeat at Craven Cottage to Manchester United, they will get them. Claudio Ranieri was subjected to several choruses of "you don't know what you're doing" there after making a couple of substitutions and his team never really looked like scoring after the opening minute or two. One goal is (almost) never going to be enough for them anyway, they have conceded 58 goals, which is 10 more than woeful Huddersfield and at the rate of 2.23 per PL game. The Tinkerman has not managed to turn them round as a defensive unit, they have conceded 2+ in each of their last seven starts and it is hard to see where that summer £100m was spent, their two Championship stars from last season, Tom Cairney and Ryan Sessegnon could have been sold for almost that amount, which is a big "swing" in terms of finances and now, both players are struggling to get more than a cameo role under Ranieri. Just 8 road goals and two points from a possible 39 for Fulham and they will leave too much space again today I feel, having to gamble for the win. In addition to the returning Lanzini , Samir Nasri is also back in contention, with Marko Arnautovic, Felipe Anderson, Andy Carroll, Chicharito, Robert Snodgrass, Michail Antonio, Lucas Perez and Grady Diangana also available, Pellegrini will have a host of exciting attacking options.