West Ham's Diafra Sakho suffers suspected muscle injury as Slaven Bilic says result is secondary concern

Crocked: Diafra Sakho has suffered a suspected muscle injury
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Tom Dutton29 November 2015

West Ham manager Slaven Bilic said he was more worried about Diafra Sakho's injury than the result as his side drew 1-1 with West Brom at Upton Park.

Mauro Zarate put the Hammers in front in the first period but a deflected Rickie Lambert strike pulled the Baggies level.

Bilic's side then went in search of the victory that would move them back into the top six, with Sakho injuring himself stretching to strike at goal as Jonas Olsson got across to block his angled effort in the second period.

The Senegal international instantly looked to the bench and signalled to come off as Nikica Jelavic was readied on the touchline.

And Bilic said his primary concern lay with Sakho despite watching his side extended their winless run to four Premier League games.

Speaking after the game, the West Ham boss said: "Losing Diafra Sakho worries me more than the result. Before the scan it is difficult to diagnose but it looks a muscle injury."

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