Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Football London
Football London
Sport
Sam Inkersole

Fabianski, Reid, Noble - West Ham injury news and potential return dates ahead of Man City

West Ham have completed their pre-season schedule with three wins and three defeats from their six games and now attention turns swiftly to the Premier League opener against Manchester City on Saturday lunchtime.

Last weekend's Betway Cup match against Athletic Bilbao at London Stadium represented the last opportunity for Manuel Pellegrini to fine tune his players ahead of the long campaign getting underway, also in Stratford, against Pep Guardiola's side.

The Hammers manager has mostly had a full complement of players to choose from for all the matches though has had to do without a few players for the previous two friendlies thanks to some injury issues flaring up.

Ryan Fredericks returned to action on Saturday against Bilbao after missing the previous two games. Mark Noble though missed his third game in succession with a leg injury.

Lukasz Fabianski was a late withdrawal last midweek for the win over Hertha Berlin and also sat out the defeat to Bilbao, with manager Pellegrini confirming the Pole had undergone an MRI scan on a groin injury. He is rated at 50/50 for the game on Saturday.

Below is the latest injury news from the club ahead of the start of a nine-month slog of Premier League football this coming weekend.

Lukasz Fabianski

Lukasz Fabianski in pre-season training (Daniel Kopatsch - WHUFC/West Ham United FC via Getty Images)

 

Type of injury: Groin/muscle

Date of injury: June 31

Potential return date: August 10 (rated at 50/50)

Comments: "Lukasz has had an MRI, he has a small injury. We will see what happens with him during this week."

Mark Noble

Mark Noble and Manuel Lanzini celebrate the opening goal against Manchester City (Fred Lee/Getty Images for Premier League))

 

Type of injury: Dead leg

Date of injury: Unknown

Potential return date: August 17

Comments: Mark will start running this mid week and we will see what happens with both of them. I think that Mark it is difficult for him [to face City]"

Winston Reid

Winston Reid missed all of last season through injury ((Photo by Avril Husband/West Ham United via Getty Images)

 

Type of injury: Unknown

Date of injury: Unknown

Potential return date: August 10

Comments: Reid is set to return to full training this week having been undergoing one-to-one sessions over the past fortnight

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.