Brighton & Hove Albion’s Solly March and Danny Welbeck are set for significant spells on the sidelines after sustaining injuries against Manchester City. March appeared to awkwardly bend his knee deep into stoppage time in Brighton’s 2-1 defeat by City on Saturday. The 29-year-old was taken off the pitch on a stretcher and replaced by Jan Paul van Hecke. Welbeck, meanwhile, had to be withdrawn in the 16th minute of that match due to a hamstring problem, with Evan Ferguson his replacement. “Solly unfortunately is a very, very tough injury, very important injury,”...
  • SpiritedSuccess5675@fediverser.communick.devOPBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    • March appeared to awkwardly bend his knee deep into stoppage time in Brighton’s 2-1 defeat by City on Saturday. He was taken off the pitch on a stretcher

    • Welbeck, meanwhile, had to be withdrawn in the 16th minute of that match due to a hamstring problem

    “Solly unfortunately is a very, very tough injury, very important injury,” head coach Roberto De Zerbi confirmed on Wednesday. “We will lose him for a long time. Welbeck the same.”

    March suffered a torn meniscus in February 2021 — which kept him out for the rest of that season — while playing as a left wing-back against Liverpool under former head coach Graham Potter.

  • pixelkipper@fediverser.communick.devBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Time for Ferguson to properly step up. He’s still only 18 but we need him to consistently show that he’s a great talent.

    March is a big loss. Let’s hope opposing wingers take pity on 85 year old Milner instead of annihilating him.