West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has confirmed Winston Reid will be fit for Saturday 's match with bottom-club Leicester City , but Enner Valencia will not be available . Reid has been out of action since injuring his hamstring in a 1-0 defeat by Chelsea on March 4 , but the New Zealand defender returned to full training during the international break . Valencia missed West Ham 's last two games against Arsenal and Sunderland following a bizarre toe injury suffered at home in mid-March , but Allardyce says he is still not match fit . West Ham centre back Winston Reid ( right ) tussles with Tottenham's Mousa Dembele in February . 'We 've got Winston back in full training , ' Allardyce confirmed . 'He 'll be available . He 's had the last seven days or so back in full training so should be available to go . 'He 's a little bit rusty in match practice but he 's obviously very important to us . ' I do n't think Valencia is going to make it but he 's back in some sort of training which is good . Even though he 's back in training he 's not quite available yet . Enner has n't made it but Winston has . ' Allardyce meets a Leicester team looking to kick start a run for their final eight games as they try to beat the drop from the Barclays Premier League to the Championship . Enner Valencia ( left ) shields the ball from Everton defender Phil Jagielka at the Boleyn Ground in January . West Ham beat Leicester 2-0 in the reverse fixture in mid-December and Big Sam says manager Nigel Pearson has been getting the performances , but not the results . ' I think overall Nigel must be pulling out his hair , ' Allardyce said . 'Why have those performances not given them more results ? That 's the cruciality ( sic ) of the Premier League . 'On occasion , his team have been in the ascendancy . They have not taken advantage of it by not scoring or converting chances . They 've paid the ultimate price in the end . That 's this level for you . ' West Ham boss Sam Allardyce feels Nigel Pearson ( above ) has received unfair criticism in recent months . Allardyce feels Pearson has received unfair criticism recently after a series of controversies , including grabbing Crystal Palace 's James McArthur by the throat during a match and losing his cool at a reporter during a press conference . 'He 's his own man . He has his own methods and believes in not only himself but what he 's doing , ' Allardyce added . 'Occasionally we all get under pressure . We may make odd comments or the odd mistake but we 're human beings like Everybody else . 'He 's doing an unbelievable job , not just at Leicester but as a manager . '
Winston Reid has been out of action since injuring his hamstring in a 1-0 defeat by Chelsea on mid-December . Reid returned to full training during the international break . Enner Valencia will not be available for the clash with Foxes .