Sam Allardyce has come to the defense of West Ham's Cheikhou Kouyate following his elbow on Manchester City's David Silva.
West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has described Cheikhou Kouyate's elbow on Manchester City's David Silva as "accidental".
Silva was taken off on a stretcher after being caught by Kouyate in the 67th minute of West Ham's 2-0 defeat to City on Sunday and receiving several minutes of treatment.
Kouyate was booked for the incident, with City boss Pellegrini since confirming that Silva has been taken to hospital.
But Allardyce said: "It's accidental, it looked pretty innocuous to me I didn't even think it was a foul.