The 26-year-old damaged the medial ligament in his knee during West Ham's goalless draw with Southampton on Wednesday but was made to stay on the pitch. Andy Carroll's best-case scenario is four to six weeks out after suffering medial ligament damage in his knee, West Ham manager Sam Allardyce has revealed.
The striker suffered the setback during Wednesday's goalless Premier League draw with Southampton, but remained on the pitch as the visitors had used all three substitutions.
Allardyce, who saw goalkeeper Adrian dismissed in that match, provided an update on Carroll's prognosis ahead of Saturday's FA Cup tie at West Brom.
"A full diagnosis on Andy is yet to come and we should have that today, but it looks like a few weeks," Allardyce said on Friday.
"The medial ligament on the inside of his knee has a little tear from a fairly innocuous collision with the defender.
"If we're lucky it could be four to six weeks. It's a big blow for him and us but one we've got to cope with."
"Our run in the FA Cup up to now has been very good, it's given us a lot of joy," he added. "The West Brom game is about winning, so we have to go there and try to win." (Goal)
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