With 10 days separating West Ham United 's loss against Chelsea with their next Premier League fixture , an away trip to Arsenal , the Hammers have jetted off to Dubai for a team break . Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate uploaded a picture to Instagram with team-mates Diafra Sakho , Enner Valencia and Adrian with the caption 'ready to ( go to ) Dubai with my guys ' . West Ham manager Sam Allardyce will be hoping the warm weather getaway will allow his players to freshen up ahead of their final 10 league games of the season . Cheikhou Kouyate ( left ) poses with his fellow West Ham players in an Instagram post before going to Dubai . Kouyate ( right ) wins the ball of Kurt Zouma but West Ham lost 1-0 on Wednesday against Chelsea . Winston Reid had to leave the game against Chelsea after eight minutes with a hamstring problem . The club are tenth in the Premier League after Wednesday 's 1-0 defeat to Jose Mourinho 's side with 39 points but are only three behind Stoke in eighth . But on Thursday , Allardyce was boosted by Winston Reid emphatically ending reports that he will depart Upton Park at the end of the season by penning a six-and-a-half year contract at the club . 'It 's one of those things that took a bit of time , but we got there in the end , ' Reid , 26 , said upon announcing the news . Reid 's game against Chelsea was curtailed after only eight minutes due to a hamstring problem but the New Zealand international hopes his team 's break will allow him to recover swiftly . 'It 's just one of those things with the injury , ' Reid said . ' I had it a little after Crystal Palace and unfortunately it flared up again . It 's just part of the game I guess . 'We 've got some time to recover now , which is much needed . ' Kouyate ( centre ) clashed heads with John Terry and was substituted three minutes before the end of the game . Sam Allardyce ( left ) jokes with Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho during the game at Upton Park on Wednesday . West Ham are not the only side trying to turn their absence from the FA Cup into a positive . Southampton flew to Switzerland for a team break on Wednesday , a day after their win over Crystal Palace .
squad ##sta United lost 1 - 0 to Chelsea at Upton park on Wednesday . Hammers have 10 days until their next match with no FA Cup available . The blues are heading out to Dubai for a warm weather break . Cheikhou Kouyate posted an Instagram snap with his team - mates . CLICK HERE for all the latest West Ham players .