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Failure continues for the English Premier League club - just returning to the lineup and recovering from a calf injury, Australian national team defender Lucas Neill suffered a knee injury in the match against Watford and will be out for about a month.
The 28-year-old player made his debut for the "Hammers" just two weeks ago in a match against Watford in the FA Cup, but after playing only 48 minutes, he strained his calf muscles and had to leave the field. This time, returning to the lineup, the defender faced a knee injury against the same opponent, playing only 25 minutes.
In January, after the opening of the player transfer market, Neill left Blackburn and rejected an offer from Liverpool for a sum of 1.5 million pounds to join West Ham.
West Ham's head coach Alan Curbishley confirmed that the Australian injured his knee's medial ligaments and will be unable to play for four weeks.
Now, the "Hammers" will have a two-week break before the important match against another struggling club, Charlton. Neill will miss this match and most likely will also be unable to play in the match against Tottenham.
"He injured his knee," - said the "Hammers" manager A. Curbishley after the 1-0 defeat to Watford on Saturday. - "Lucas strained his knee's medial ligaments after playing just 25 minutes and will be out for at least four weeks."
