Lucas Paqueta for West Ham vs Liverpool
The Hammers have been rocked by news that Brazil star Lucas Paqueta has been ruled out for the next four weeks with an ankle problem suffered in training, further limiting the manager's options in attack.
Crysencio Summerville has also suffered a setback in his recovery from a hamstring injury and is unavailable, while Niclas Fullkrug and Michail Antonio are long-term absentees. Vladimir Coufal is also unavailable with a hamstring problem, but Evan Ferguson is pushing for his first start since joining on loan in January.
Potter Drops Team News Update
Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Potter shared an update on the status of his squad.
“It was a training incident for Lucas Paquetá, just an innocuous one. He went over on his ankle and had a little bit of a collision with Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
“He’s rolled his ankle and will be missing for the game on Saturday, and probably Leicester as well. We’ll see how it is, but it’s swollen up a bit. We’ll take it day by day, but I imagine it’ll be a week or two he’ll be away.
“Apart from that, team news is pretty much as we were. Vladi [Coufal] still had a little bit of a feeling [in his hamstring] so the game will come too soon for him at the weekend. He has an outside chance for Leicester.
“[Crysencio] Summerville is still making progress but still for a timeline, you’re looking the other side of the international break for him.”
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