West Ham United have been dealt an enormous injury blow regarding centre-forward Gianluca Scamacca.
What’s the most recent?
According to a report by the Daily Mail, David Moyes is now ‘sweating over’ the health of the 23-year-old striker forward of the journey to Arsenal on Boxing Day, after the Italy worldwide needed to be withdrawn after simply 13 minutes of the membership’s 1-1 pleasant draw with Fulham on Saturday on account of an ankle injury.
Speaking concerning the centre-forward’s knock, assistant supervisor Billy McKinlay stated: “‘He rolled his ankle so we’ll see how it looks over the next couple of days.”
Bad news
Considering the truth that Michail Antonio can also be a doubt for the journey to north London subsequent Monday with a thigh pressure of his personal, the truth that Scamacca’s availability for the assembly with the Gunners is now additionally questionable is undoubtedly horrible news for Moyes and his facet.
With the Hammers already having struggled for targets this season – having hit the again of the web simply 12 times this season, the third-worst report within the Premier League – ought to Moyes’ solely two pure centre-forwards be dominated out towards Mikel Arteta’s table-toppers subsequent week, it could not seem to bode effectively for the Hammers possibilities of selecting up a outcome.
Indeed, with out Scamacca’s contributions within the remaining third, the Irons’ can be in a a lot worse place than they at present discover themselves, with the Italian having scored two targets and created one massive likelihood over his 13 Premier League appearances this season, in addition to bagging an extra four targets over eight home cup and European fixtures.
As such, the lack of the £35m-rated expertise forward of the Arsenal fixture would most definitely come as an enormous blow for Moyes, with the 59-year-old supervisor undoubtedly hoping he can finish his facet’s present run of three winless league matches at The Emirates subsequent week – a outcome that might lastly kickstart the Hammers’ disappointing league marketing campaign up to now this season.