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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Jacob Steinberg

West Ham hope Kurt Zouma will return this season after avoiding ankle break

Kurt Zouma is helped off the pitch after sustaining an ankle injury during West Ham’s defeat at Crystal Palace.
Kurt Zouma is helped off the pitch after sustaining an ankle injury during West Ham’s defeat at Crystal Palace. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action Images/Reuters

West Ham are hopeful Kurt Zouma will not miss the rest of the season after the centre-back damaged ankle ligaments at Crystal Palace last Saturday.

A scan has shown that Zouma, who went off during the first half of his side’s 4-3 defeat, did not sustain a break when he tried to stop Jordan Ayew from scoring Palace’s first goal. But he has a badly swollen ankle and is unlikely to make a swift return.

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