Ian Hendon brings his West Ham XI to Rookery Hill, having beaten Conference side Ebbsfleet United 3-1 last Friday and earning a 2-2 draw with last season's Ryman Premier champions Sutton United. The West Ham United squad will include players with first team experience such as Zavon Hines, Junior Stanislas, Frank Nouble, whilst youngsters including Oliver Lee, George Moncur, Sebastien Lletget and Christian Montano could also feature. UPDATE - New signing Abdoulaye Faye is set to play, whilst manager Sam Allardyce could be in attendance this evening.
Tuesday evening saw the Blues defeated 2-1 away at Kent outfit Ramsgate, with a goal from trialist Petrit Elbi. Grays' side featured mainly reserves and trialists, which could signify that Hakan's looking to put out a strong team against the Hammers.
The last time Grays faced West Ham was at the start of the 2009/10 season, where a team that boasted names like Julian Faubert, Kieran Dyer, James Collins, Jack Collison, Hérita Ilunga, Danny Gabbidon and Junior Slanislas ran out 2-1 winners at The Rec in front of 3,169 spectators. The season before, the Blues were victorious with goals from Ish Welsh and Charlie Ide sealing the 2-1 win.
Kick-off is at 19:45 at Rookery Hill. The post code for the travelling fans is SS17 9LB.