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title: "Hanley ruled out of West Ham clash – who should replace him?"
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published: "2019-08-30T20:00:09Z"
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# Hanley ruled out of West Ham clash – who should replace him?

Norwich City boss Daniel Farke has confirmed that defender Grant Hanley will miss the club’s trip to West Ham on Saturday.

> Twitter: ![?](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/12.0.0-1/svg/1f4ac.svg) DF: Zimbo is available. He got a hit against his back and hip and was sore but he trained today.
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> Grant Hanley i… https://t.co/GiEvPFoSMq (@NorwichCityFC)

He has also revealed that Christoph Zimmermann is available, after missing the start to the campaign through injury and playing 60 minutes against Crawley in the League Cup.

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### READ NORWICH VERDICT

Who should start at centre-back alongside Ben Godfrey against the Hammers?

Ibrahim Amadou appears to be the best option at present. The holding midfielder spent the majority of the second-half against Crawley at centre-back alongside Godfrey and looked comfortable.

With Zimmermann having played no minutes in pre-season and only managing 60 minutes against Crawley, it would, perhaps, be too much of a risk to start him against West Ham.

Instead, starting Amadou and giving Zimmermann the international break to fully recover and prepare for the clash with Manchester City could be Farke’s best choice.