Mark Noble injury blow hits West Ham United's fight for Premier League survival
West Ham’s chances of avoiding relegation have suffered a severe blow with Mark Noble set to miss the next three weeks after suffering a hernia injury.
Sidelined: Mark Noble (left) has a hernia problem that could rule the midfielder out of West Ham's next three games as they fight for Premier League survival Photo: ACTION IMAGES
By Jason Burt 9:11PM BST 27 Apr 2011
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It had been hoped that the 23-year-old midfielder, who joins Scott Parker on the sidelines, had simply suffered a strain after leaving the pitch on a stretcher after an hour of last Saturday’s 3-0 defeat away to Chelsea.
Noble has already missed six weeks of the season with appendicitis and it’s believed that his latest setback is a recurrence of an existing problem.
He will miss West Ham's crucial game at Manchester City on Sunday along with next weekend’s home match against Blackburn Rovers and the away fixture at Wigan Athletic.
It remains to be seen whether he can recover in time to feature in West Ham’s final game of the season, at home to Sunderland, which may determine their league status.
Bottom of the table West Ham are understood to be less confident than they were that Parker, who has an Achilles problem, will make Sunday’s match. A third midfielder, Gary O’Neil, will not play again this season after suffering an ankle injury.
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