Ward will be needed over the busy Xmas period as Hammers boss Alan Pardew saw his defensive rock Danny Gabbidon injured after colliding with an advertising board in the stormy 3-2 defeat to Blackburn Rovers at the weekend.
Elliot said, “Tony Pulis and Alan Pardew are good mates and they have spoken about my progress.
“We'll have to see what happens after next week. I want to play football and there are a lot of games over Christmas when I may be needed at West Ham.