West Ham United are seriously struggling in this season’s Premier League.

But thanks to a 1-0 away win over Crystal Palace last weekend, things are looking a little better in East London. Ye even now, it’s clear more needs to be done if the team are going to pull away from the relegation zone.

And one thing Slaven Bilic must do when it comes to the January transfer window is strengthen his side as much as he possibly can.

His side have been way under par on far too many occasions this campaign and the chance to add players to his squad could be seriously invaluable for Bilic.

And one source of real quality that is often left untapped is the Championship. We’ve seen some absolutely fantastic players emerge from the second division in recent years, including Hammers duo Aaron Cresswell and Michail Antonio, and there are an abundance of still lurking.

And we think West Ham would be wise to tap into this market to try and improve their squad, so here’s FIVE Championship starlets they should look at ahead of the January transfer window…

Alan Judge

Brentford midfielder Alan Judge suffered a leg-break back in April but that hasn’t stopped the 27-year-old being the talk of Griffin Park this season.

He was absolutely fantastic during the last campaign, scoring 14 goals, and he’s been missed this year, despite the Bees enjoying a brilliant start to this campaign as well.

West Ham’s wingers haven’t been great this season and Judge could be a fantastic option, if you’re prepared to think outside the box a little.

Beram Kayal

Former Celtic man Beram Kayal is currently with Brighton and Hove Albion and his importance in their ranks cannot be over-emphasised in the slightest.

He’s an extremely busy central midfielder and this is one of the areas where the Iron have been struggling most this campaign.

Mark Noble and Cheikhou Kouyate haven’t been cutting the mustard at all and Kayal could be be worthwhile reinforcement.

Tom Cairney

Midfielder Tom Cairney has been absolutely fantastic for Fulham since joining the club from Blackburn last summer.

He featured over 44 times for the Cottagers last season, scoring eight goals in the progress. He’s a real box-to-box midfielder and a little like Kayal, we think he’d be a solid addition to a West Ham midfield which just hasn’t worked this season.

He’s one of Fulham’s most prized assets though and it might be difficult to prize him away from Craven Cottage.