Hammers win proves costly for Pardew

WEST HAM boss Alan Pardew was faced with a mounting FA Cup final headache after injuries to two star men tarnished his side’s win at doomed West Brom.

Hammers win proves costly for Pardew

Matthew Etherington failed to make it past the warm-up with a groin problem while Dean Ashton limped off with a hamstring strain with the Cardiff showpiece just 12 days away.

Captain Nigel Reo-Coker struck a 41st-minute winner for the Hammers but the injury problems were the least Pardew needed with Hayden Mullins’ suspension appeal having failed.

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