West Ham have doubts over Joey O'Brien, Guy Demel (both hamstring) and Matt Taylor (calf).
Gary O'Neil is still missing with an ankle injury and striker Frederic Piquionne is suspended.
Ipswich striker Jason Scotland is expected to shrug off a knock in time to play at Upton Park.
But midfielder Mark Kennedy is likely to miss out again after
suffering a setback in his recovery from a troublesome calf problem.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
• West Ham have won 27 and lost 19 of 66 competitive meetings with Ipswich.
• They have not met since West Ham won 4-2 on aggregate in
the semi-finals of the Championship play-offs in May 2005. It took the
Hammers' unbeaten run over Ipswich to five games.
• The London club have lost only two of their last 14 home
league meetings with the Tractor Boys, and need to score twice to total
100 competitive goals against Ipswich.
West Ham United
• Fourth-placed West Ham are unbeaten in seven league games
(W5, D2), and have made their best start to a league season in 28 years.
• They are the second highest scorers in the Championship, with 16 goals. Southampton have netted 20.
• Mark Noble, who got the winner from the spot against
Peterborough on Saturday, is in line to make his 150th league appearance
for the Hammers. Kevin Nolan could start his 350th regular league game.
Ipswich Town
• Ipswich are hunting a fourth league win of the season, and a third in five outings.
• The club with the worst defensive record in the
Championship has kept back-to-back clean sheets, and is targeting three
in a row for the first time in the league since March 2005.
• Three points would provide an early birthday present for manager Paul Jewell, who turns 47 on Wednesday.