West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski alert and conscious after being taken off on a stretcher
West Ham United goalkeeper Alphonse Areola subsituted on after West Ham United goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski is taken off with an injury during the Premier League match at St Mary's Stadium, in Southampton, England, Thursday Dec. 26, 2024. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Andrew Matthews]
SOUTHAMPTON, England (AP) — West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski is “alert” and conscious after being taken off the field on a stretcher during the team’s 1-0 win at Southampton in the Premier League on Thursday, manager Julen Lopetegui said. The game was delayed for around eight minutes as Fabianski received treatment on the field at St Mary’s Stadium. The 39-year-old Polish goalkeeper was hurt in a collision from a corner and was replaced by Alphonse Areola in the 36th minute. Southampton ‘keeper Aaron Ramsdale had run the length of the field to check on Fabianski during worrying scenes. Fabiaski was then greeted by applause as he was taken off.
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West Ham United goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski removed from the pitch by medical staff after picking up an injury during the Premier League match at St Mary's Stadium, in Southampton, England, Thursday Dec. 26, 2024. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)
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