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title: "David Moyes Confirms West Ham Will Be Without Michail Antonio"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2020-12-04T13:50:47Z"
modified: "2020-12-04T14:06:27Z"
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# David Moyes Confirms West Ham Will Be Without Michail Antonio

[David Moyes](https://readwestham.com/2020/12/04/west-ham-set-to-delay-david-moyes-new-contract-talks/) has confirmed West Ham striker [Michail Antonio](https://readwestham.com/2020/12/01/alan-hutton-criticises-michail-antonio-performance-villa/)will miss tomorrow’s game with Manchester United at the London Stadium.

Antonio [returned to action on Monday night](https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2020/december/01-december/extended-highlights-west-ham-united-2-1-aston-villa) after a four-week layoff with a hamstring problem but struggled to perform at his usual level before coming off at half-time.

Speaking to reporters during his [pre-match press conference](https://www.football.london/west-ham-united-fc/fixtures-results/west-ham-press-conference-live-19398313), Moyes addressed the situation around his 30-year-old forward almost immediately.

> ”Micky (Michail Antonio) is out for tomorrow, we don’t know how long he will be out for. He is still having a bit of a problem with his hamstring. It’s not the same injury, we think it is slightly different. In the main, we have a fully fit squad.”

### READ WEST HAM VERDICT

This comes as a small surprise given his comeback on Monday night, albeit he was a [shell of his normal self](https://www.footballinsider247.com/didnt-look-up-for-the-fight-exclusive-hutton-rips-into-west-ham-star-after-display/).

Moyes’ admission to not knowing how long his talismanic striker will now be out for is a major concern and may [force the hand of the Scottish manager](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/oct/08/west-ham-reluctant-to-pay-175m-to-sign-joshua-king-from-bournemouth) with the upcoming transfer window.

It does however present a further opportunity for Sebastien Haller – who would have [counted himself a little unfortunate](https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2020/november/22-november/sebastien-haller-it-feels-great-score-special-goal) to be left out against Aston Villa.