Andy Carroll has taken another step towards his recovery from a serious knee injury after coming through a spin and gym session , although the West Ham striker remains sidelined for the rest of the season . The Hammers ' record signing has not played since injuring his knee against Southampton in February and shocked followers of his Instagram account with gory post-operation pictures of his leg held together by staples . However , after being pictured earlier this month wearing an intimidating knee brace , the England international proudly posted an Instagram picture after completing a rehabilitation session . Andy Carroll gives a thumbs up after completing a spin and gym session as he continues his recovery . The West Ham striker had previously posted a picture of his stapled leg following surgery on his knee . Carroll 's partner Billi Mucklow posted a picture of the Hammers ace wearing a leg brace earlier this month . Earlier this month , Carroll also took to social media to reveal the staples have been removed from his leg - accompanied by the caption : 'One step closer ' . The 26-year-old has been plagued by injuries throughout his career but West Ham hope he can recover from his latest turn on the treatment table to be ready for pre-season training . Despite an impressive start to the season , Sam Allardyce 's side have fallen away since Christmas - drawing five and losing six of their 13 Premier League games to leave them ninth in the table . The 26-year-old has struggled with injuries at Upton Park but hopes to be ready for pre-season . West Ham players celebrate Diafra Sakho 's goal en route to victory over Sunderland at the weekend . Meanwhile , Mark Noble is refusing to give up on his dream of breaking into the England squad ahead of the European Championship finals despite being overlooked once again by Roy Hodgson . Noble said : ‘ I have made it clear what I think about the situation and I would love to play for my country . But obviously at the moment it does n't look like it is going to happen . ‘ I will keep playing as well as I can at West Ham and enjoying it every week . You never know what will happen in the future .
ben Carroll has not played since injuring his knee in February . West Ham striker has been ruled out for the rest of the season following injury but hopes to return by pre - season . ben international has struggled with injuries since his £ ##50 m move .