West Ham United boss Gianfranco Zola was delighted to welcome Danny Gabbidon to training last week.

The Wales defender has trained fully with his team-mates and felt no after-effects, although he knows there is still a way to go having spent months working hour after hour on his rehabilitation from an abdominal injury that was anything but straightforward.

Zola said: "We have Danny Gabbidon back in training. This is great news for us and I am very pleased because it is something that everyone should be happy about. He has worked so hard to get to this point."