West Ham forward Valencia sustains 'significant' injury

ByReuters

Published 31/07/2015 at 17:39 GMT

West Ham United's Ecuador forward Enner Valencia suffered a "significant injury" in Thursday's 2-2 draw with Astra Giurgiu in a Europa League third qualifying round first-leg tie, the club said in a statement.

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"Enner Valencia sustained what initially appears to be a significant injury to his right knee and right ankle..." the Premier league club said on their website (www.whufc.com).

The 25-year-old opened the scoring at Upton Park with a close-range header but fell awkwardly and was forced to leave the field on a stretcher after 35 minutes. He was taken straight down the tunnel for further treatment.

Valencia will see a specialist on Monday but the east London club said it was too early to put a timescale on how long his recovery and rehabilitation would be.

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