EURO 2008 INFO

West Ham midfielder Freddie Ljungberg is a doubt for the Euro 2008 finals after suffering a cracked rib in his side's 2-2 draw with Newcastle.

The Sweden international was stretchered off at Upton Park in a first-half clash with Steven Taylor and manager Alan Curbishley revealed the player had been injured.

"I think Taylor has tried to leapfrog him and landed on him. He has been raked all down the side and front of his face, and cracked a rib," said Curbishley. "That's another one out for us, but we are hoping he will be okay for the Euros."

West Ham had raced into a 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Mark Noble and Dean Ashton but found themselves pegged back before the break when Obafemi Martins capitalised on an error by inexperienced centre-back James Tomkins to make it 2-1 and then saw a shot go in off team-mate Geremi for a 45th-minute equaliser.

Curbishley added: "We were playing ever so well for 40 minutes and could perhaps be even more in the lead. We just had a crazy couple of minutes.

"It was a terrific ball - the type that Martins feeds on - and Tomkins just got caught under it, but that's another learning curve for him. That turned the game in their favour.

"But I'm delighted with the way we played, for the whole game really, but obviously two wasn't enough."