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West Ham's James Tomkins has operation on dislocated shoulder

West Ham defender James Tomkins has undergone surgery on a dislocated shoulder, although the Hammers are hopeful that he will be back before the end of the season.

Tomkins, 25, who recently signed a new contract, suffered the injury during a training session last week.

He missed Saturday's 3-0 defeat at Arsenal, where midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate filled in at the heart of the defence with Winston Reid also sidelined.

West Ham's head of medical and sports science Stijn Vandenbroucke suggested that Reid is again unlikely to be available when Sunderland visit at the weekend, and confirmed that Tomkins and young defender Doneil Henry have both had operations.

"Unfortunately, we have had two setbacks in the defence," Vandenbroucke told West Ham's official website.

"James Tomkins underwent successful surgery on his dislocated shoulder on Wednesday and will now commence his rehabilitation, with a view to him returning to fitness before the end of the season.

"Doneil Henry injured his hamstring during his loan spell with Blackburn Rovers and, after consulting with a specialist, he will have an operation at the end of the week.

"Winston Reid is recovering and rehabbing well from the hamstring injury he suffered against Chelsea on March 4. He is working hard on his fitness and is getting closer to a return."

The trio are part of a West Ham injury list that still includes forwards Andy Carroll and Enner Valencia.

Carroll's rehabilitation is going well, Vandenbroucke said, and he "no longer needs crutches to walk and now only has a brace on the knee."

Valencia is on schedule to return after the international break after cutting his toe on a broken mug, and fellow forward Carlton Cole is back in contention after recovering from a hamstring injury sustained at Tottenham last month.

There was also positive news about goalkeeper Adrian, who played the full 90 minutes against Arsenal despite dislocating a finger before the match.

"Although Adrian dislocated his finger in the warm-up ahead of the Arsenal game at the weekend, he had it put back in and taped up by physiotherapist Dominic Rogan before the game," Vandenbroucke said.

"Adrian played through the pain, which is not to be underestimated, and he too will be available to face Sunderland.

"He avoided a fracture and ligament damage, so he has been receiving treatment by wearing a brace during the night this week to ensure his finger remains pointing in the right direction. He was held out of one training session as a precaution, but he will be ready to play on Saturday."

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