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West Ham striker Ricardo Vaz Te out for rest of year

Wednesday 17 October 2012 11:09 BST

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West Ham winger Ricardo Vaz Te (GETTY IMAGES)

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West Ham United's Portuguese striker Ricardo Vaz Te is out until after Christmas after an operation on a shoulder he dislocated in the 3-1 Premier League defeat to Arsenal 10 days ago.

Manager Sam Allardyce said: "There was a slightly quicker option to get him back but we would have been unsure on the stability of the shoulder and it could have been more susceptible to dislocate again."

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