West Ham could be forced into the transfer market after Winston Reid dislocated his shoulder in Tuesday night’s draw with Bristol City.

Centre-back Reid was taken off just seven minutes into the contest and Irons boss Sam Allardyce has admitted that he will actively be scouring the loan market to fill the void.

Allardyce said: “It will be another search in the loan market very quickly to see if we can find a quality player that will help us with the numbers at the moment. We will be looking forward very much to the international break this time around. The two weeks will be well received.”