Andy Carroll injury: West Ham suffer blow as star striker fears he will be on sidelines until Halloween
Forward injured in Europa League clash in August and leaves Slaven Bilic sweating with Andre Ayew and Diafra Sakho out
ANDY CARROLL fears he will be out until the end of October with his knee injury.
The West Ham striker was crocked during the Europa League tie at Astra Giurgiu in August.
Carroll initially thought he would miss the first six weeks of the season.
But West Ham have been forced to put the 27-year-old’s return on hold.
Hammers, who are also without Andre Ayew, Aaron Cresswell and Diafra Sakho, have picked up just three points so far.
They host League Two Accrington tonight in the EFL Cup third round.
But boss Slaven Bilic will not vent his frustration as he fears it will make matters worse.
He said: “The worse thing that can happen in football is to lose confidence. Ours is harmed a bit because of the results and the position we are in. But you can’t afford to lose it.