Noble adds to Hammers woe

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The England Under-21 international is having an operation and, along with Craig Bellamy and Lee Bowyer, is the third Hammers player to suffer with the injury in recent weeks.

Hammer blow: Noble (centre) will have a hernia operation and faces three weeks on the sidelines

West Ham currently have 12 players on the casualty list but Noble's absence will hit them particularly hard because they have so few options in midfield at the moment, with

Scott Parker, Julien Faubert, Kieron Dyer and Freddie Ljungberg all sidelined.

Another midfielder, Hayden Mullins, is also undergoing intensive treatment this week after badly bruising his ankle in the 1-1 draw with Bolton at Upton Park on Sunday, but remains a doubt for his side's trip to bottom-placed Derby County on Saturday.

Manager Alan Curbishley has been unable to pick his strongest side this season but is hoping to have some injured players back in action after this month's international break.