Lucas Neill could be out of action for up to a month after sustaining a knee injury during training.
The Hammers injury hoodoo - which has already claimed new signings Julien Faubert and Scott Parker - struck again yesterday when Neill limped out of training clutching his knee.The Australian full-back was recently named as club captain; his place is likely to be taken - albeit temporarily - by Freddie Ljungberg if Scott Parker fails to recover from his recent injury in time for Saturday's clash with Manchester City.
* Speculation suggesting that Matthew Upson was also injured in training yesterday is wide of the mark. The former Birmingham centre-half is expected to start on Saturday.
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