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title: "Hernandez an injury doubt for Brighton game"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Michael Oliver"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2017-10-19T10:43:13Z"
modified: "2017-10-19T10:43:13Z"
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# Hernandez an injury doubt for Brighton game

West Ham are already without one of their front-line strikers for the visit of Brighton tomorrow night, and they could be without another.

[Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11685/11087810/javier-hernandez-injury-concern-for-west-ham-ahead-of-brighton-game) have confirmed that Javier Hernandez underwent a scan on his hamstring on Tuesday after the striker pulled up during a training session, but the severity of the injury is still unknown but is not thought to be serious.

After Andy Carroll was sent off in the first-half of the 1-1 draw at Burnley last weekend for two hefty aerial challenges 99 second apart, the potential loss of Hernandez would see West Ham left with just Diafra Sakho as a senior striking option.

![Michael Steele/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readwestham.com/readwestham/2017/10/847884552.jpg)

Both Michail Antonio and Andre Ayew have spent time playing off the central striker during their West Ham careers and if Hernandez can’t play then either player could operate in a more advanced role on Friday night to fill the void.

Slaven Bilic’s only other option is to promote 20-year-old striker Toni Martinez from the U23 squad. The Spaniard has netted 23 goals in 26 games for the U23 side and scored three in 17 games during a loan spell with Oxford United last season.

There have been calls from the fans to see Martinez handed a first-team debut in the near future and Friday could be the perfect opportunity to do so against a struggling Brighton side at home.