Once again the NUFC treatment room is a revolving door. Anthony Gordon is the latest injury casualty, as he twisted his ankle during the high-scoring stalemate vs Luton Town this past weekend.
He was then spotted leaving the stadium on crutches, and with his foot in a protective boot. Until the results of his scans are made public, it is hard to assess what the severity of the injury is, and thus the recovery timeline.
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And this happened in the same game that Callum Wilson and Harvey Barnes returned too. Heading into the weekend showdown at Nottingham Forest, injuries remains one of the prevailing themes of this season.
It seems like we get one player back and we lose another one,” manager Eddie Howe said.
“We’ve never been able to get to a point where we feel we’ve got all of our strengths.
“But today looked like a step forward with Callum and Harvey from the bench but then we lost Anthony. I hope the injury picked up today isn’t serious and that Callum and Harvey came through their cameos OK.”
In the previous match, against Aston Villa, Alexander Isak picked up a groin injury, one that will keep him out for at least a couple weeks.
Meanwhile the news is better for Jamaal Lascelles and Joseph Willock, both of whom are battling injuries in the shin to heel to calf regions of the body.
One or both could be passed as match fit to be selected on Saturday at Forest.
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