West Ham have confirmed that Lukasz Fabianski will only be out for a couple of weeks after scans revealed that the goalkeeper did not suffer a recurrence of a hip injury from earlier this season.
The 34-year-old goalkeeper was substituted in the 13th minute of Friday’s 1-0 defeat at Sheffield United, having felt pain in the same hip muscle he injured against Bournemouth back in September.
However, scans have shown that the Poland international only has minimal inflammation around the site of the stitches from his surgery.
Fabianski has established himself as one of the top flight's best goalkeepers since his move to West Ham from Swansea, and crowned a superb debut campaign in east London by winning the club's Player of the Year at the end of last season.
The Hammers have struggled since the former Arsenal stopper's injury, with summer signing Roberto failing to impress in his absence, and West Ham having to turn to third-choice David Martin.
With Fabianski expected to return to action in under a month, it is hoped the goalkeeper can provide manager David Moyes with a solid platform to build upon, as the east Londoners look to climb the table.
Head of Medical Richard Collinge said: “It is good news in the sense that Lukasz hasn’t aggravated or suffered any recurrence of the previous injury.
“The scan has showed some slight inflammation and irritation of scar tissue, which is quite common after surgery, and obviously the source of the discomfort he felt on Friday.
“We now just need to let the inflammation settle down and expect Lukasz to be available again within a couple of weeks.”
An official club statement said: 'Everyone at West Ham United would like to wish Lukasz a full and speedy recovery and we look forward to seeing him back in action very soon.'
