Hammers injury update

West Ham’s Head of Medical and Sports Science, Stijn Vandenbroucke has given an update on current injuries.

Stijn told WHUFC.com “We are happy that Manuel Lanzini, Simone Zaza, Reece Oxford and Sam Byram are all back in training with the first-team squad. We have five injuries at present – Diafra Sakho, Arthur Masuaku, Alvaro Arbeloa, Gokhan Tore – and James Collins, who is set to return to training next week. All the other senior players are in full training.

“After suffering back pain, Diafra underwent a successful operation before Christmas. He is currently resting and will undergo a period of rehabilitation with the aim of returning him to the pitch in the spring. Arthur injured his knee in training and is still several weeks away from a return. Ginge pulled his calf in the game against Arsenal. He is working individually on the pitch and in the gym rebuilding his fitness.”

“Alvaro is recovering from a nasty contusion he suffered in the Arsenal game. He has been on crutches for a few weeks but started a more active recovery phase on Wednesday. He will be out for several more weeks.  Gokhan has undergone knee surgery in Europe after suffering a serious injury in training and is now continuing his rehabilitation. He will be out for a long period.”