David Moyes delivers extremely worrying West Ham injury update on Edson Alvarez and Pablo Fornals
David Moyes has delivered an extremely worrying West Ham injury update on Edson Alvarez and Pablo Fornals in the wake of the FA Cup exit.
It is fair to say it has been a pretty dismal start to the new year for West Ham and David Moyes.
Three poor performances and results, key players missing to AFCON, no progress on new signings and now the Hammers’ embarrassing FA Cup exit at midtable Championship side Bristol City.
It has all come against a backdrop of a spate of injuries to key players which has exposed the concerning lack of depth and quality in West Ham’s squad.
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There had been brighter news this week with word Jarrod Bowen might be back sooner than expected for the trip to Sheffield United on Sunday.
With no Mohammed Kudus, Lucas Paqueta or Michail Antonio for the foreseeable future that would be a much needed boost for the Irons.
But now there is more injury misery it seems.
Because Moyes has delivered an extremely worrying West Ham injury update on Edson Alvarez and Pablo Fornals.
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We reported yesterday afternoon that Alvarez was a major doubt for the game at Bristol City.
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And neither El Machin or Fornals were in the squad.
Given just how vital Alvarez is for West Ham in the heart of the midfield already, his absence in particular is an obvious cause for concern.
Speaking in the wake of the defeat at Ashton Gate, Moyes admitted Alvarez injured his calf last week.
And given that a calf injury has ruled Paqueta out for at least a month, that will fill West Ham fans with dread.
Fornals meanwhile has an unspecified foot injury according to the Scot.
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“Pablo (Fornals) picked up a foot injury in training yesterday (Monday),” Moyes said, as reported by The Athletic’s Roshane Thomas.
“He got a kick in the foot which made him unavailable.
“(Edson) Alvarez felt his calf in training on Friday, so that’s what made him a doubt.”
It’s not clear whether Alvarez has trained since feeling the injury last week. But if he hasn’t by this stage then it would make him a major doubt for the trip to Sheffield United.
With Said Benrahma serving the first of a three-game ban vs the Blades following his sending off, West Ham’s numbers continue to dwindle.
