Sam Allardyce is more bothered about winning points than playing attractive football and has confirmed defender James Tomkins will be out for the remainder of the season . West Ham have won just one Barclays Premier League match in 12 and questions have been asked about whether Allardyce will remain in charge beyond his contract , which expires at the end of the season . The Hammers face a Sunderland team under new management on Saturday after Dick Advocaat replaced sacked boss Gus Poyet at the Stadium of Light on Tuesday . James Tomkins will be out for the remainder of the season after having surgery on his shoulder problem . Sam Allardyce is more concerned about picking up points rather than playing attractive football . Big Sam will be without Tomkins after the defender needed surgery on a dislocated shoulder suffered in training , while Winston Reid will be assessed on Saturday following his hamstring problem . Yet the good news for West Ham is that goalkeeper Adrian and Carlton Cole will be available for selection against Sunderland in a game Allardyce feels is a must win . 'Carl comes back into the fray . We 're going to wait a little longer for Winston , ' the West Ham boss . 'He 's still a little way off with a hamstring problem , and we 're prepared to wait until Saturday morning to see what it is . 'Our squad is suffering a little bit at the moment . We ca n't feel sorry for ourselves . It 's about overcoming it and winning results , starting Saturday against Sunderland . Winston Reid ( right ) will be assessed by West Ham ahead of Saturday 's clash with Sunderland . 'This run of fixtures has been quite challenging but we 've been so close to famous victories against Manchester United and Tottenham away . A draw against Southampton , and we should n't really have lost to Chelsea . 'When you consider all those teams above us in the top end of the table , and we should n't have lost to any of them . The bottom line is playing fantastic is great but not winning is crucial . Critical . 'We have a big problem in winning football matches at the moment . Our goal is to win football matches . The most important thing for Saturday is for us to gain victory . 'Hopefully we can do that in style but if we ca n't play as well as we have been doing , just make sure we win this game . '
West Ham under pressure after just one Premier League win in 12 games . James Tomkins out for season after surgery on his dislocated shoulder . Sam Allardyce says Saturday 's game against Sunderland is a must win . CLICK HERE for all the latest West Ham United news .