West Ham United manager David Moyes has been dealt with a key selection blow for their Boxing Day trip to Arsenal in the Premier League.
The Hammers will end a wait of over six weeks for a competitive match in a month’s time at the Emirates Stadium, but they have been dealt quite a significant problem for the second half of the season after French centre-back Kurt Zouma recent underwent knee surgery.
While it is unclear exactly how long Zouma will be out of action for, it seems virtually impossible that the defender will be back in action for the London derby on December 26, meaning manager Moyes will have to come up with an alternative to Zouma, who has started all but one of the Hammers’ 15 league games so far this season.
