West Ham persuade Fabio Capello not to start Scott Parker in England’s match with Ghana- report

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Scott Parker is set to be rested in the England friendly against Ghana after an appeal from his parent club West Ham.

According to the Daily Mirror, Hammers manager Avram Grant spoke to England boss Fabio Capello on Monday and asked him not to risk Parker ahead of their clash with Manchester United on Saturday.

Parker suffered a calf injury against Wales on Saturday, but trained on Monday despite also having a shoulder problem.

The midfielder went for a scan and was cleared to play but Grant believes he has convinced Capello not to use him from the start.

The move means that Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere is likely to start, even after Capello admitted that he was concerned over the amount of games that the teenager has played recently.

“I don’t know if Parker will be completely fit, and also Wilshere has played a lot of games,” said Capello.

“I will play Wilshere, but I don’t know if he’ll play all the game or half a game.”