West Ham have signed out-of-favour Crystal Palace goalkeeper Gabor Kiraly on a two-week 'emergency' loan deal.
Hammers boss Alan Pardew has turned to the 30-year-old to give his squad more goalkeeping cover.
The Hungarian international will stay with the Premiership outfit until December 3, after which the loan period could be extended.
Kiraly joined Palace in the summer of 2004 and made 97 appearances for the Eagles.
But after starting the season as first choice under new boss Peter Taylor, he has been relegated to the bench for recent matches, with youngster Scott Flinders preferred.
And Kiraly was pushed further down the pecking order on Thursday when the Championship strugglers signed Iain Turner on a month's loan from Everton.
Kiraly will compete with Robert Green and Roy Carroll for a place in Pardew's starting line-up, and could be on the bench for the Hammers' Premiership fixture at Chelsea on Saturday.
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