John Eustace reports that Harry Pickering, who was substituted off against Sunderland in the first half, has a hamstring problem.
The left-back began at the Stadium of Light but hobbled out in the last moments of Friday’s match against Ipswich Town. But his afternoon was short lived, as Ben Chrisene took his position after just twenty minutes.
After recovering from a hamstring injury at the beginning of March, Pickering has played a lot of minutes, and Eustace thinks he has strained the region once more.
“I think he’s got a slight problem with his hamstring,” Eustace stated.
It’s because of the strain we’ve had to put Harry through. After recovering from his injury, he participated in many games. He’s a key member of our team, so let’s go Friday and today.
“I felt that Ben (Chrisene), who was just 20 years old, performed admirably on Friday against the squad leading the league at the time.
“He’s a young child who is growing up nicely. He stepped on without making any mistakes.”
If there is any long-term injury, Pickering will be sent for a scan on Tuesday, and Chrisene is expected to start against Southampton on Saturday.
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