Mark Noble and Joe Cole will be pushing for places in the starting XI after improving their match fitness from the bench in recent weeks.He is a forward and wants to score goals so I imagine he will be licking his lips after their performance against Liverpool last week," McDonald said.Striker Andy Carroll will be "licking his lips" at the prospect of coming up against Newcastle's creaking defence, according to assistant manager Neil McDonald.The France international was sent off for two bookable offences during last weekend's 6-0 drubbing by Liverpool at St James' Park and will sit out the game at Upton Park as a result.Carroll, who moved from Tyneside to Liverpool for #35million in January 2011 and has since been loaned to West Ham, has enjoyed a return to form in recent weeks.Left-back Massadio Haidara has also been sidelined by a hamstring injury, while keeper Tim Krul (dislocated shoulder), full-back Davide Santon (hamstring) and midfielder Sylvain Marveaux (groin) are all still out, although skipper Fabricio Coloccini could return from a long-term back problem.That comes in stark contrast to the Magpies, who remain embroiled in the scrap for Barclays Premier League survival after a 6-0 mauling by Carroll's parent club last weekend.Energy, discipline, organisation, quality and a great deal more were missing as Newcastle capitulated in spectacular style against Liverpool last Saturday evening to lose 6-0 on their own pitch.West Ham can inflict more pain on their former boss Alan Pardew if they win and McDonald, an ex-Newcastle player himself, reckons Carroll will be up for the reunion.
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