West Ham’s Andy Carroll faces several weeks out after leaving Wednesday’s draw at Southampton on crutches.
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The 26-year-old striker was playing for the first time since suffering a knee injury on 31 January.
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“He got kicked in the back of the knee and felt something wrong,” said Hammers boss Sam Allardyce.
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Carroll was forced to continue playing in the 0-0 draw at St Mary’s, given West Ham, already down to 10 men, had made all three substitutions.
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“He stayed up and was a nuisance,” said Allardyce. “I just hope that staying on hasn’t done any more damage.”
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Hammers goalkeeper Adrian was sent off on 61 minutes after handling the ball outside his box.
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Allardyce also said the club cannot sign former Real Madrid midfielder Lassana Diarra as a free agent because of “Fifa regulations”.
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Allardyce added: “We have negotiated for weeks to get the right deal and, now we’ve got it, we find we can’t get the right paperwork and the right clearance, so we have wasted his time and our time.”
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