West Ham United boss Sam Allardyce is to play his kids in the FA Cup against Nottingham Forest.

Allardyce wrote in the London Evening News: "The immediate challenge now is our FA Cup tie against Nottingham Forest on Sunday and we will have to use the younger players.

"I will predict now, though, that should things not go well at the City Ground, I will be accused of devaluing the FA Cup, rather than the acceptance I had no other options. But once again, I can't control perception.

"I have been accused of not giving the younger players their chance.

"They now have the opportunity and we'll be doing our best to make sure they take it."