West Ham's Dyer suffers double fracture

0 Comments | AFP, August, 2007

LONDON (AFP) — West Ham's England international midfielder Kieron Dyer has suffered a double fracture of his right leg, the Premier League club confirmed on Wednesday.

The 28-year-old, who was making only his third appearance since his seven-million-pound move from Newcastle, crumpled to the turf after Rovers' Joe Jacobson shoulder-charged him during West Ham's 2-1 win over Bristol Rovers in the League Cup second round on Tuesday.

West Ham said in a statement that Dyer had broken both the tibia and fibula of his right leg.

"It is too early to say at this stage how long the player will be out for as this will become clearer once the first stage of surgery is completed," the club said.

West Ham manager Alan Curbishley accused Jacobson of "lashing out"...