With captain Kevin Nolan out of action for as long as potentially eight weeks, West Ham boss Sam Allardyce will have to think about re-shuffling the team for the coming games.
West Ham's fortunes have literally faded and are almost dying as their form continues to dip following a great start to their Premier League campaign.
The Hammers' form of late has been poor and have picked up only four points from the last eighteen available and this blow to their captain will be another blow to the team who are fast slipping down the table following consecutive defeats to Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur.
Nolan seems to be an influential character at the heart of West Ham as he leads the team out every game and will surely be missed.
West Ham were also without the industrious Mark Noble, who is currently suffering from an arm injury incurred during training and missed the 3-2 defeat by Tottenham on Monday evening. Trouble are coming hard and fast for the Hammers now with two star players out and both set to miss Saturday's trip to Stoke City- always a difficult game, under any circumstances.
What will happen now with Nolan out remains a mystery, but Jack Collison would seem to be a suitable replacement as the Welsh international can play in the free role behind the striker, which has been dominated by Nolan during his one and a half seasons at the Boleyn Ground.
Who do you think should play the free role behind Andy Carroll? Or is it time for a formation shake up?
By Youth News correspondent Ben Edkins
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