David Moyes will be feeling huge regret after watching key defender James Collins hobble off in tonight’s friendly against Dagenham and Redbridge.
West Ham agreed to play cash-strapped Dagenham and Redbridge to help the club raise money.
The game attracted a sizeable crowd and will undoubtedly have raised much-needed funds but it could end up costing West Ham.
That’s because Hammers boss David Moyes watched key defender James Collins hobble off with a hamstring injury after just 29 minutes.
West Ham are already without star defender Winston Reid for the rest of the season while Jose Fonte was sold last month.
The team has conceded 11 goals in three consecutive defeats as West Ham slip ever closer to the relegation zone and are just two points above Southampton.
And they play the Saints in a crucial six-pointer next week at the London Stadium but could well have to make do without Collins now after his injury.
Even the best case scenario with a hamstring injury is two weeks out and it comes at the worst possible time for the East Londoners who will now have to either throw youngster Declan Rice back into the firing line or use Cheikhou Kouyate at centre back.
Many fans reacted angrily to the news Collins has been injured, taking to social media to question Moyes’ decision to use injury-prone Collins with such crucial games on the horizon.
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