Luis Jiminez and Junior Stanislas will also come into the equation to strengthen West Ham's attacking options after missing the 3-2 defeat to Liverpool.
But the Hammers are set to be without Matthew Upson and Valon Behrami who were both injured at the weekend.
Kick-off in the third-round tie at the Reebok Stadium is at 8pm.
West Ham (from): Green, Faubert, Upson, Tomkins, Ilunga, Noble, Parker, Behrami, Cole, Jiminez, Dyer, Spector, Gabbidon, Collison, Stanislas, Hines, Nouble, Da Costa, Diamanti, Franco, Kurucz.
