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title: "West Ham: Lennon Peake makes Hammers return after serious injury"
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author: "Will Seager"
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published: "2022-09-06T20:35:48Z"
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# West Ham: Lennon Peake makes Hammers return after serious injury

**[West Ham United](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/west-ham-news/) youngster Lennon Peake recently made his return to football after undergoing two surgeries since 2020.**

### **The Lowdown: Peake’s injuries**

After rupturing his [ACL, MCL, LCL and meniscus](https://www.whufc.com/news/peake-it-means-everything-be-back-doing-what-i-love), the midfielder underwent an initial surgery to repair the problem.

However, issues emerged following the procedure, and the 20-year-old had to undergo a [second surgery](https://www.whufc.com/news/peake-it-means-everything-be-back-doing-what-i-love) – effectively restarting his recovery process from the beginning.

As a result, the last time Peake took to the field in a competitive match was back in [February 2020.](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/lennon-peake/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/614397)

### **The Latest: Peake’s return**

As per [Claret & Hugh’s report](https://www.claretandhugh.info/youngster-makes-long-awaited-return/), Peake made his return to football at the weekend as he appeared for West Ham’s U21’s side in their Premier League 2 clash against Manchester City.

Despite the Hammers’ [4-1 defeat](https://www.sofascore.com/west-ham-united-u21-manchester-city-u21/UFocGo), the youngster was [overjoyed](https://www.whufc.com/news/peake-it-means-everything-be-back-doing-what-i-love) to put the claret and blue shirt on once again:

“It was almost like starting again. It’s been a long journey, a long road, but it’s great to be back. I’ll never take playing football for granted ever again.”

[West Ham latest updates!](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/web-stories/west-ham-latest-updates-2/)

### **The Verdict: Pushing through the ranks**

Getting back to full fitness with the U21’s, [Claret & Hugh](https://www.claretandhugh.info/youngster-makes-long-awaited-return/) claim that the 20-year-old will now be dreaming of making a breakthrough to the Irons’ first-team, hoping to establish himself as a prospect for Moyes’ squad going forward.

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However, as West Ham’s busy transfer window saw [eight new players](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/west-ham-transfer-window-verdict-b1022807.html) worth £170m arrive through the door at Rush Green, the opportunity to break through into the first-team squad will appear even more difficult for the academy’s youngsters.

Becoming a prominent player in the Premier League 2 will be imperative for Peake if he is going to bounce back from what was seen as a potentially career-ending injury.