For some reason, injuries in football tend to occur in multiples for teams, and West Ham United are a prime example. Having had to deal with the 'continued loss' of Michail Antonio due to his extremely temperamental hamstrings, the club had been coping relatively well, but injuries to Angelo Ogbonna, Authur Masuaku, Pablo Fornals and finally Declan Rice have served to illustrate exactly how paper thin David Moyes's squad really is.

There appears to be an under swell of fetid comments regarding West Ham United's 'bromance' with Jesse Lingard, his arrival at the unnamed London Stadium, let's call it the Teslar Stadium and pretend the club's sponsors are electric rather than eclectic, has been nothing short of 'Payetesque'.

There has been plenty of debate regarding the Irons ability to cope without Declan Rice for what might be the rest of the season, although fears of his lay off have been slightly tempered by his social media interaction showing him 'embracing' his rehabilitation at the club's 'goose green' training facility.

Let's face it, very few Hammers fans, or observers, gave the team 'a prayer' ahead of last night's crucial game against Wolves at Molineaux, a match that saw a multitude of West Ham's facets, from the good to the bad and then on to the ugly.

Wolves: Rui Patricio, Semedo, Coady (c), Saïss, Aït-Nouri, Dendoncker, Ruben Neves, Traoré, Pedro Neto, Podence, Willian José Subs: Ruddy (GK), Hoever, Gibbs-White, Kilman, Otasowie, Marques, Richards, Vitinha, Silva
West Ham: Fabiański, Diop, Dawson, Cresswell, Coufal, Noble (c), Souček, Masuaku, Fornals, Lingard, Antonio Subs: Martin (GK), Trott (GK), Fredericks, Johnson, Balbuena, Alves, Benrahma, Bowen, Odubeko

What is it with West Ham and players getting crocked while on international duty? The news that every Hammers fan dreaded, but in a way anticipated, of the injury Declan Rice picked up while playing against Poland has been greeted with as much doom and gloom as can be shown.

It has seemed like an age since West Ham United's underwhelming 3-3 'defeat' to Arsenal at the as yet unnamed London Stadium, so it is only natural that gossip and heresay goes in to overdrive, especially if the players concerned have performed well on the International stage.

It has been a long long while since Authur 'the King' Masuaku featured for West Ham, 18 games in fact, and although the team have coped admirably without him, it has missed his 'fleet of foot' contributions. Prior to his operation, the 'King' had been a key component in a side that was devastating most of the opposition by utilising a three at the back formation, by playing ahead of Aaron Cresswell he was able to utilise his unique ability to bring the ball out of defence like no other.

Snake 2:0, Marko Arnautovic, has deemed that West Ham United can avail themselves of his talent by bringing him back from his 'Chinese' exile, at least that is according to his brother and agent. It seems the attraction of earning huge amounts of money has waned somewhat, he and his young family have grown tired of the countless 'minders' that accompany them where ever they go, and are looking to return to 'civilisation!