Early injury updates for West Ham United’s matchup with Lincoln
Ben Dinnery reports that West Ham United defender Aaron Cresswell won’t be available for the League Cup match against Lincoln City.
In his lone appearance this season, the left back sustained a hamstring injury in the Hammers’ Europa League victory over Backa Topola on September 21. The injury was revealed by the injury expert on Premier Injuries on September 25.
On Wednesday, September 27, the Hammers will travel to Sincil Bank to take on the League One Imps in the third round of the League Cup without Cresswell, who is still undergoing a club evaluation.
Although Lincoln would be anticipated to lose to the Irons early in the campaign, David Moyes will be frustrated to not have the Englishman.
Since Emerson has established himself as the manager’s top choice in this position, Cresswell has failed to make an appearance for the Hammers in the Premier League this year. He was chosen for the Hammers’ first European match but was taken off at the break.
League Cup games, particularly those against teams from lesser divisions, present a chance for periphery players to get some competitive playing time in, but Cresswell won’t get this opportunity.
The Scotsman might use this chance to give a young Hammer player a chance, such Premier League 2 regular Regan Clayton, who made 25 appearances in the league last year and scored two goals and provided three assists.
Moyes might not be in the mood to take a chance, though. This game offered a strong opportunity to rebound after their poor league loss to Liverpool (24 September).
The Hammers squad only has two natural left-backs, so anxious supporters will be watching for news on Cresswell’s potential comeback.
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A member of the West Ham media staff criticizes the public for their hatred of Jesse Lingard following an unsuccessful move.
A member of the West Ham media crew has criticized fans for their abuse of Jesse Lingard following his failed transfer to the Hammers.
Over the weekend, the protracted saga involving West Ham and Jesse Lingard came to an end.
The will he, won’t he claim and counter claim were resolved more than two years after Lingard lit up the London Stadium while assisting the Hammers to within one win of Champions League qualification.
The 30-year-old unemployed free agent had been practicing with West Ham for a month in anticipation of committing to a long-term deal.
Lingard uploaded a photo of himself traveling in first class to Dubai on Friday night.
Lingard departs for Saudi Arabia after failing to persuade Moyes to transfer to West Ham
It has since been reported that the midfielder, who had a memorable 16-game West Ham loan in 2021 in which he scored nine goals and provided six assists, has joined Steven Gerrard’s Saudi team Al-Ettifaq for a month of training with the intention of signing there.
According to other reports, David Moyes and the club were not informed of Lingard’s decision to travel to Saudi Arabia and train there. Some fans were upset by the revelation that Lingard had passed on the Hammers for Forest last summer.
After the news broke, a West Ham board-connected insider attacked Lingard and called him a “freeloader.”
A member of the West Ham media staff criticizes the public for their hatred of Jesse Lingard following an unsuccessful move.
The West Ham manager, meanwhile, seems far less tense about the circumstance. When asked about Lingard, Moyes was brutally honest, stating that he felt “very comfortable” with the scenario because West Ham doesn’t require another player in that position.
A member of the West Ham media staff has now criticized fans for their animosity toward Lingard following the failed transfer.
In the past few years, Rob Pritchard, a content editor on the West Ham media staff, has frequently been the one behind the microphone speaking with Moyes and his players.
I find the abuse directed at Jesse online to be unsettling.
And he has defended Lingard, stating he disapproves of the criticism being leveled at the midfielder.
Pritchard posted on social media, “I feel uneasy with the internet hostility towards Jesse Lingard.
“OK, he made a career choice that not everyone supported, and it didn’t work out, but he had a brief and outstanding run in West Ham colors, was well-liked at the club, and has never (to my knowledge) been negative.
“He has previously been candid about the mental health issues he had as a result of maltreatment while taking care of his siblings while his mother was ill.
Football players do make considerable money, yet they are nonetheless subject to criticism. Personally, I send Jesse my best wishes.
