Sam Allardyce eyes January signings

West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce has revealed that he is hoping to add to his squad in the January transfer window.

The Hammers' winless run stretched to five games after Saturday's 3-0 loss to Chelsea, leaving them just above the relegation zone on goal difference.

When asked if he would like to add to his squad, Allardyce told reporters: "The way we're going at the moment, the answer is yes but we will be better with Winston Reid and Andy Carroll back.

"If you can strengthen particularly on the front line, we would like to but we can't do that until January, and January is a long way off with the amount of games we've got in December.

"We've got six games in December as well as next week so we've got a lot of points at stake that we must try and get. The big time for me is Fulham here then Crystal Palace away, so that's got to be four points minimum."

West Ham face Fulham at Upton Park next Saturday.