West Ham United remain without the injured pair of Pablo Felipe and Lukasz Fabianski heading into Saturday’s game with Liverpool.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side need all the help they can get right now and injuries have generally been fairly kind to them this season.
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Still, West Ham United cannot lean on one of their major January signings for Saturday’s game, with Pablo not yet ready to return.
With that in mind, here’s a more detailed look at the latest injury news and potential return dates ahead of Liverpool vs West Ham United.
Pablo Felipe
The 22-year-old has not been able to play since he made a brief cameo during West Ham’s win over Burnley earlier this month.
Indeed, Pablo has suffered a calf injury, and his exact return date remains unclear as a result.
Speaking ahead of the Liverpool game, however, Nuno confirmed that the former Gil Vicente forward was set to start training on an individual basis.
He said: “He didn’t join us yet.
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“He’s starting his individual programme, improving day by day. Like I said, we keep assessing and see when he can return.”
Previously, reports from The Athletic have suggested that Pablo is unlikely to return before late March, after the international break.
It remains to be seen if the forward can feature before then.
Potential return date: Unknown
Lukasz Fabianski
In all honesty, Lukasz Fabianski is hardly going to feature much even when he is fit.
Still, the club obviously saw a need to re-sign him in September following his initial release, so the fact he has been unable to make an appearance since due to a back injury is hardly ideal.
Clearly, West Ham are well-stocked in goal. Alphonse Areola has just lost his place to Mads Hermansen, who is starting to impress in east London for the first real time.
It does, however, feel a very long time ago that Fabianski suggested he would be fit again in February. Thankfully, he now appears to have returned to training.
Speaking to Polish media outlet Sportowefakty earlier this month, the 40-year-old said: “For now, I’m training at 80-90 percent.
“I still need to strengthen my quadriceps on my right leg. I’ve returned to training with the other goalkeepers, almost at full strength, and I’m slowly joining the rest of the team. There are still areas where I feel I’m lagging behind—especially in the weight room.”
Potential return date: Late February/early March 2026
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