Hernia op for Maierhofer

Striker to miss Wigan game, but should be fit for cup tie

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Hernia op for Maierhofer

Maierhofer: Hernia operation

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Wolves striker Stefan Maierhofer has undergone a hernia operation and will miss Saturday's game against Wigan Athletic.

Maierhofer had surgery on the problem in Germany last week and would have sat out the match at West Ham United on Sunday had it not been postponed.

He will be sidelined for the weekend's clash with relegation rivals Wigan, but is expected to be fit for the FA Cup fourth-round tie with Crystal Palace later this month.

A statement on his personal website read: "Stefan has a hernia - a protrusion on an organ in the groin which a small operation can resolve.

"So he flew to Munich on Thursday for a preliminary investigation and on Friday had the operation before flying back to England.

"Stefan is only expected to miss the Wigan game, after Sunday's game with West Ham was postponed."

The imposing Austrian has yet to make a sustained impact at Molineux since joining the club from Rapid Vienna last summer and has started only once in the Premier League.

Though he scored on his debut against Blackburn Rovers, he was sent off against Everton, while that sole start came in the controversial 1-0 defeat at Manchester United in December.

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