West Ham United co-owner David Gold has taken to Twitter to reveal some disappointing team news ahead of the trip to Arsenal on Wednesday night.
West Ham United manager Slaven Bilic
The Hammers are in freefall and currently sit 14th in the Premier League table, just six points off the relegation places.
Four defeats on the bounce and without a win in six, Slaven Bilic is a man under pressure going to the Emirates, where he won his first Premier League game as a manager when the Hammers triumphed 2-0 on the opening day of last season.
Injuries have decimated West Ham of late but there was light at the end of the tunnel after reports on the likes of Eurosport that key striker Diafra Sakho could return to the squad to face the Gunners.
But the East Londoners have received a blow with the news that the Senegal forward is not quite ready yet, according to co-owner David Gold on Twitter.
The 2-1 defeat to Hull last time out has raised serious question marks about Bilic’s future despite the majority of supporters continuing to back the manager who led them to their best ever Premier League points total last season.
West Ham United’s Diafra Sakho with Bilic
Most of the fans’ frustrations are actually directed towards Gold and fellow co-owner David Sullivan who they feel did not keep promises over recruitment and investment last summer.
West Ham travel to face an Arsenal side who are somewhat in disarray themselves with the uncertainty over Arsene Wenger’s future and the very real prospect of missing out on Champions League football looming large.
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