West Ham have this morning confirmed the bad news that Hammer Angelo Ogbonna sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury during Sunday’s Premier League victory against Liverpool.
A scan on Monday revealed damage to his right knee and the Italy defender has already started his recovery programme at Rush Green.
Head of Medical Richard Collinge said: “After being substituted following a separate incident that led to him suffering a cut above his eye, Angelo felt some discomfort in his right knee so we scanned him to ascertain the extent of the injury.
Ogbonna was instrumental in the opening goal on Sunday, getting ahead of Alisson and making it difficult for the Liverpool keeper to catch the ball before scoring an own goal.
The ex-Juventus star came off the pitch after just 22 minutes at the London Stadium, after lining up in a back four alongside Kurt Zouma. He sustained a knee injury which was first though hoped to be a twisted knee but a scan revealed the worst possible news.
The average time out for a footballer with ACL to match fitness is 7 months meaning his season could be done depending on the grade of tear.
