{"id":1109021,"date":"2019-10-02T11:44:57","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T10:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1109021"},"modified":"2019-10-02T11:44:57","modified_gmt":"2019-10-02T10:44:57","slug":"lukasz-fabianski-injury-jeopardise-west-ham-season","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/lukasz-fabianski-injury-jeopardise-west-ham-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Lukasz Fabianski&#8217;s lengthy injury could jeopardise West Ham&#8217;s season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Lukasz Fabianski has been ruled out for\u00a0at least two months with a torn hip muscle after injuring himself in West Ham&#8217;s 2-2 draw against Bournemouth at the weekend.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 34-year-old had played every single Premier League minute since relocating to east London from Swansea City last season but now faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Why is Fabianski so important to West Ham? Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Fabianski&#8217;s performances earned him the club&#8217;s &#8216;Hammer of the Year&#8217; award for 2018\/19.<\/li>\n<li>He made more saves than any goalkeeper in the Premier League last season (149).<\/li>\n<li>Fabianski boasts the best save percentage (72.37) in the league of any West Ham &#8216;keeper since 2016\/17.<\/li>\n<li>He has outshone Adrian (68.97), Darren Randolph (61.76) and Joe Hart (57.14) in that time frame.<\/li>\n<li>He has also made fewer errors leading to shots (1) than any of the above (2, 4, 4).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7383312-alisson-is-the-golden-middle-of-the-goalkeeper-venn-diagram\/embed\/v4?image_option=full\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The 52-capped Poland international incurred the injury while attempting a goal kick in the first half at\u00a0Dean Court, and was subsequently taken off in the 34th minute.<\/p>\n<p>His replacement, Roberto Jimenez, came on to make his league debut for West Ham, having signed for the Hammers on a free transfer in the summer to succeed previous understudy Adrian.<\/p>\n<p>Fabianski&#8217;s injury spells significant danger for Manuel Pellegrini\u00a0and West Ham&#8217;s aspirations of unsettling the traditional top six this season as he has been the club&#8217;s outstanding player since the Chilean began his tenure.<\/p>\n<p>He clinched the club&#8217;s\u00a0player of the season accolade last term and has brought an assurance to West Ham&#8217;s backline after the less convincing performances of his predecessors.<\/p>\n<p>In fact,\u00a0Fabianski boasts the best save percentage (72.37) in the Premier League of any West Ham goalkeeper since 2016\/17, beating the likes of\u00a0Adrian (68.97), Darren Randolph (61.76) and Joe Hart (57.14) in that period.<\/p>\n<p>The latter duo also conceded four goals apiece as a result of individual errors during their time at the club to\u00a0Fabianski&#8217;s one, despite playing less than half the games of the Polish stopper.<\/p>\n<p>Fabianski also made more saves than any goalkeeper in the Premier League last season (149), showing just how influential the Pole is between the sticks.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Would You Rather Mason Mount or Tammy Abraham? Chelsea Fans Quizzed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WHb1dhOe-Yg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>&#8220;He was one of the best goalkeepers&#8221;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Speaking prior to West Ham&#8217;s trip to the South Coast,\u00a0Pellegrini discussed Fabianski&#8217;s impact in awe-stricken terms, suggesting the seasoned gloveman was one of the best &#8216;keepers in the league last term.<\/p>\n<p>He told the club&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whufc.com\/news\/articles\/2019\/september\/27-september\/pellegrini-fabianski-deserves-all-praise-he-gets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a> last week:\u00a0\u201cI think that Lukasz, from last season, was a very important player for us.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think maybe, last season, he was one of the best goalkeepers. 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