Lucas Paqueta's latest injury worry for West Ham

A look at the latest injury to the Brazilian.

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00:00James, looking at West Ham and the current injury situation, we've obviously broken down,

00:05they've had a few big injuries and a few players returning from injuries. Now the latest Lucas

00:11Paqueta, a player who has been in and out of form but when he's been at his highs he's

00:15been absolutely fantastic. What's the latest you can tell us on his injury and does it

00:21sort of cause a big blow to the current situation at West Ham?

00:27It is a blow because against Brentford we started getting some players back from injury.

00:34Paqueta came back from a groin injury that he missed one game out on. We had Alvarez

00:39back, Tadejo was back on the bench. So it just felt like we were beginning to get some

00:44players back and Graham Potter could start working with a proper squad of first-team

00:49players because he's been having to make do with youth players and players that are playing

00:54out of position. So the ankle injury that he's reportedly picked up in training is

00:59a massive blow for us. We still don't know the extent of the issue and whether it's going

01:04to be a long-term injury for him. But there are reports that he was seen to be devastated

01:10as he left the training ground, which isn't a good sign. So we're still waiting for the

01:15club to comment on it and I'm sure Graham Potter will in his pre-match press comments

01:19ahead of the Arsenal game this weekend. But it does look like he's going to miss at least

01:23the Arsenal game this coming weekend and it is a blow because we just got him back

01:26in. He's been in and out of form, like you said, this season, but playing a lot better

01:32under Graham Potter. He's got a couple of goals under him and he's even come out and

01:37said Graham Potter's getting the best out of him and it kind of felt like, great, we've

01:41got a player here who already is, in West Ham fans' eyes, on his day, a world-class

01:47midfielder who can play in multiple positions and really fill in when we need him to. We're

01:55going to lose him again after just one game back. So it is a blow. Hopefully it's nothing

01:59too serious and he only misses one or two games or wherever it might be. But it's another

02:04spanner in the works for Graham Potter, just getting the best out of this West Ham side

02:08because he hasn't been dealt the best of hands since he took the job.