Randolph may now be made available for Moyes when West Ham host Chelsea on Saturday, marking the goalkeeper’s first inclusion in a Premier League squad in seven games after making only his second appearance of the season at Manchester City.

Moyes has been forced to hand academy product Nathan Trott a seat on the bench alongside veteran shot-stopper David Martin in more recent weeks, with both named among the back-ups in each game that Randolph has missed.

That’s despite Trott being linked with a summer move away from the London Stadium, with Claret & Hugh suggesting the Irons do not feel the 22-year-old is ready to replace Randolph or Lukasz Fabianski as a regular option.

West Ham are expected to source a Championship loan for the former England U21 international, in the hope that a spell in the second-tier can see him make the necessary step up to secure a first-team future in east London.

Given the doubt over Trott’s ability, Moyes will no doubt be glad to have Randolph on the road to recovery and having his go-to number two available in the not-too-distant future in case Fabianski is unavailable for any reason.

AND in other news, West Ham set to land second chance to sign “unbelievable” £18m-rated forward this summer…