Following the last few days injury news and considering the clean sheet against Manchester United at Old Trafford last week, the last thing West Ham fans wanted to hear was that Winston Reid had gotten injured in training and was out for about a month.
Just as the Hammers looked like having a bit more defensive stability and threatened to keep a second clean sheet in the space of two weeks, yet another spanner has been thrown in the works and it leaves the West Ham defence looking significantly weaker for the arrival of Stoke on Saturday afternoon.
Stoke City won their last Premier League game against Manchester City 2-0, and look to be brimming with confidence. They have some top attacking players in their line up who suddenly look like they are threatening to click. This will be a real test for Bilic, with a lack of genuine options due to injuries.
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Click here to see the team that looks likely to start on Saturday, with Slaven Bilic not having too many first team names to pick from.
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