Graham Potter has confirmed Lucas Paqueta is facing another spell on the sidelines after sustaining an ankle injury in West Ham training this week. Standard Sport revealed on Tuesday that Paqueta limped out of training ahead of Saturday’s Premier League clash with Arsenal.

Lucas Paqueta has suffered a fresh ankle injury during West Ham training. It remains unclear how severe the injury is but Standard Sport understands Paqueta appeared devastated as he withdrew early from a training session at the London Stadium on Tuesday. Paqueta will now be assessed by the club’s medical staff.

West Ham already had a few injury concerns in attacking areas, with Michail Antonio, Crysencio Summerville, and Niclas Fullkrug also ruled out of the Arsenal game. Defensively, West Ham are expected to be without Vladimir Coufal. West Ham are unlikely to get much sympathy from Arsenal, considering the Gunners have a very similar list of injuries.

The 27-year-old withdrew from the session on Tuesday, February 18 as a precaution and will be closely monitored by the club's medical team.

West Ham’s preparations for their clash against Arsenal have been rocked by Lucas Paquetá’s ankle injury, leaving Graham Potter’s side sweating on his availability.Photo by Shaun

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