West Ham United’s injury crisis has worsened with the news Winston Reid will be out for up to six weeks with a hamsting injury according to Jack Sullivan, son of Hammers co-chairman David.
The defender will be out for four to six weeks and makes him the sixth key player in Slaven Bilic’s side to be ruled out with injury recently.
Enner Valencia, Dimitri Payet, Diafra Sakho, Manuel Lanzini and Victor Moses are already facing lengthy absences.
Very bad news... Reid Injured in training 4-6 weeks with hamstring. But some players will return faster than anticipated due to hard work
— Jack Sullivan (@jsullivanwhu) December 9, 2015
The 27-year-old has made 14 appearances so far this season for the Hammers and played a key role in their goalless draw away to Manchester United on Saturday.
In Reid’s absence James Tomkins and Angelo Ogbonna are likely to be paired at centre-back with Arsenal loanee Carl Jenkinson returning at right-back.
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