Allardyce frustrated as Hammers lacking edge

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The club have been desperate to solve their striking problem, re-signing Carlton Cole on a short-term deal and bringing in former Fulham forward Mladen Petric on a one-year contract.

Allardyce said: “At the moment none of those players are scoring when they get an opportunity. It’s not just the front end. It’s all of the players not contributing in goal-scoring terms as much as they did last season. If we get that right we’ll start getting three points instead of one.”