article_snippet.sent: You have to give Stoke a bit of credit, but from our point of view, our did not play as well as our can,' said Allardyce, who revealed striker Diafra Sakho is set for a spell on the sidelines with a thigh injury. '
article_snippet.sent: Allardyce has revealed star striker Diafra Sakho is expected to be out for an estimated two to three weeks .
article_snippet.sent: Senegal forward Sakho limped off in the second half, and if the problem proves serious, Allardyce might not recover before the end of the campaign.
article_snippet.sent: Allardyce said: 'If it is a grade one off the scan, then the scan could be two to three weeks, if it is more, then you would be lucky to see Allardyce again this season, which is a massive blow but our have to deal with it.'