Michail Antonio has come off the bench in West Ham s last two Premier League matches after a month on the sidelines with a hamstring injury, so the forward could be pushing for a starting role against the National League side.
Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski looks set to miss out with a thigh injury, Ryan Fredericks is self-isolating after testing positive for Covid-19, while fellow full-back Arthur Masuaku is sidelined following knee surgery.
Stat of the match: This is the first time Stockport County and West Ham have faced in any competition since December 1996, with Stockport winning 2-1 in a League Cup fourth-round replay.
Emile Heskey backs 16-goal star to succeed if he joins West Brom
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Emile Heskey has backed Max Watters to adapt to life in the Premier League if the Crawley Town hotshot joins West Bromwich Albion in the January window, speaking exclusively to HITC.
There are not many players who have succeeded in making an immediate step up from the fourth-tier of English football to the first.
And while Watters has been nothing short of extraordinary since joining Crawley from Doncaster Rovers in one of the most inspired free-transfer deals you will see this century, it remains to be seen how high the 21-year-old can fly.
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Could Paul Pogba, Erling Haaland and Dele Alli be on the move in January? (Phil Noble/Fredrikh Hagen/Mike Egerton/PA)
The transfer window is set to reopen on January 2 and Premier League clubs will be looking to bolster their squads in this most unpredictable of seasons.
Here, the PA news agency takes a look at the areas clubs will be looking to strengthen and what deals could be done.
Back issues for the champions
Liverpool might seek defensive cover in January after losing Virgil Van Dijk (left) and Joe Gomez to long-term injuries (Adam Davy/PA)