West Ham United are down to ''less than the bare bones'' in defence for Wednesday's FA Cup third round rematch against Manchester United at Old Trafford, manager Sam Allardyce said.
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The Londoners have just 3 senior defenders after James Collins (hamstring), Joey O'Brien (hamstring) were ruled out joining George McCartney (knee) on the sidelines.
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'' It's not great from a defensive point of view with James Collins going down injured and with both George McCartney and Joey O'Brien unavailable '', Allardyce told the club's website.
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'' It's less than the bare bones at the moment so it gives great difficulty going to Old Trafford with only Guy Demel, James Tomkins and Winston Reid of our senior defender fit. After that we're down to young lads like Jordan Spence and Danny Potts ''.
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Allardyce said he could be able to sign defensive cover in the January transfer window because it was ''very desperate in that particular area''.
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