West Ham United star Andy Carroll out for eight weeks
Carroll, on a season-long loan with the Hammers from Liverpool, sustained the injury in the second half of Wednesday's 1-0 defeat at Manchester United and was absent from the squad for Saturday's London derby against Chelsea.
West Ham striker Andy Carroll will be sidelined for up to eight weeks after suffering a knee injury, manager Sam Allardyce confirmed on Saturday. (File Photo: Andy Carroll)
Carroll, on a season-long loan with the Hammers from Liverpool, sustained the injury in the second half of Wednesday's 1-0 defeat at Manchester United and was absent from the squad for Saturday's London derby against Chelsea.
England international Carroll has endured a difficult time at Upton Park, scoring just once in 10 games for Allardyce's side and missing a month of action at the start of the campaign due to a hamstring injury.
"It's pretty severe. We didn't expect it to be quite as severe," Allardyce told BBC Sport. "It's going to be about six to eight weeks. It's a blow for us and Andy."