West Ham sweat on Sakho fitness as Carroll returns


  • Football
  • Thursday, 30 Oct 2014

Hull City's Ahmed Elmohamady (L) challenges West Ham United's Diafra Sakho during their English Premier League soccer match at the KC Stadium in Hull, northern England September 15, 2014. REUTERS/Andrew Yates

LONDON (Reuters) - West Ham United's in-form striker Diafra Sakho is "touch and go" to face Stoke City at the weekend, but the flying Hammers will be boosted by Andy Carroll's return to training, manager Sam Allardyce said on Thursday.

Senegal striker Sakho, who has scored six goals in his last six Premier League starts, injured a shoulder during West Ham's surprise 2-1 victory over Manchester City last weekend.

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