Wednesday 27 February 2013

EXCLUSIVE: Engine room shut down- Nolan and Noble both out of Saturday's game

Blowing Bubbles understands that West Ham's midfield will suffer a severe blow ahead of this Saturday's game away to Stoke City with both Mark Noble and Kevin Nolan set to miss out on the trip to the Britannia through injury. Noble, as we exclusively reported to you on Monday afternoon, recently sustained nerve damage in his arm during training, and missed the 3-2 defeat to Tottenham two days ago. The 25 year old midfielder is also, we understand, extremely unlikely to be match fit in time for the Premier League clash with the Potters in three days time.

Captain Nolan meanwhile limped off after 32 minutes of Monday's game with a foot injury sustained in a tackle with Spurs' Moussa Dembele and the extent of the injury is not known yet, but is likely to be a bad one, with a club source confirming earlier today that the midfielder dynamo's foot is so badly swollen that a scan cannot be taken at the moment- and the skipper could ultimately be out of action for as long as 8 weeks.

The timescale of Nolan's injury is not clear as of yet but he is almost certain to join fellow midfielder Noble on the sidelines on Saturday, giving West Ham boss Sam Allardyce a serious problem in the centre of the park. As ever, we'll update you with further news as soon as we hear it.

By Alex Shilling, News Editor

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