Sunday 22 March 2015

Injury looks bad for Forster, warns Southampton boss Koeman


Injury looks bad for Forster, warns Southampton boss Koeman 

The England international goalkeeper damaged his knee during his side's victory against Burnley on Saturday and his manager warns that "the doctor is not positive"
Southampton manager Ronald Koeman says that "it is looking bad" for England goalkeeper Fraser Forster after he was taken to hospital with a knee injury during his side's 2-0 home Premier League win against Burnley.

Koeman celebrated his 52nd birthday with three points but saw his No.1 replaced after 10 minutes by veteran Kelvin Davis, who played an important role in Southampton's victory, making first-half saves from Sam Vokes and Danny Ings before Shane Long gave the hosts the lead.


A Jason Shackell own goal wrapped up the win for Southampton, who remain in the hunt for a top-four finish, while Burnley missed a chance to climb out of the bottom three.

But it was the injury suffered by Forster in a collision with Vokes as he kicked the ball clear that gave Koeman and England boss Roy Hodgson cause for concern.

"Fraser Forster is at hospital and it is looking bad," the Dutchman told BBC Sport.

"We have to wait for the scan. I hope it will be OK for him but the doctor is not positive."

Forster looks set to miss upcoming games against Lithuania and Italy but Koeman was thankful for the performance of his experienced replacement, Davis.

"It is good to have an experienced goalkeeper on the bench and he showed his qualities," the Saints boss enthused.

"It was a difficult first half. They had one or two very good chances but Kelvin was saving them.

"The second half was very good; we dominated it with good ball possession. A good win."

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