West Ham have got a big game on Tuesday night against fellow promotion candidates Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium.
The Hammers are on the back of a good 3-1 home victory over Derby County on Saturday and will be looking to reduce Southampton’s lead at the top of the Championship.
Sam Allardyce has admitted in the Daily Mirror that West Ham doesn’t like playing on Tuesdays and fears this mental block could harm the club’s promotion charge. “You have to keep going on at them and if they do it 100 per cent then we will start to win games on a Tuesday – if we keep believing that what we are doing is the right thing.”
West Ham’s weekend form has been excellent, but we have failed to win any of our last three games on a Tuesday night. These games were the 1-0 home defeat to Ipswich Town, the away loss to Southampton and the disappointing stalemate with strugglers Bristol City.
However, Big Sam is confident ahead of the match: “It is the first time we have won three games on the trot this season. We are churning out the wins, so we have to be very confident in going to Middlesbrough and getting a result.”
“It is about keeping the undefeated run going. With a division that is so difficult and one that everyone can beat everyone else, it is hard to get an undefeated run going.”
Striker Sam Baldock could be out for two to three weeks after picking up a hamstring injury in the weekend win over Derby. Winston Reid (shoulder), Gary O’Neil (ankle), Henri Lansbury and David Bentley (both knee) are all still out.
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Why even mention David Bentley? His contract has been terminated and he has gone back to Spurs. End of
I think David Gold has mentioned Bentley is still at the club and the team news came from the BBC Sport website