Injured Long to miss Estonia play-off
Reuters - Monday 24 October 2011, 20:17
Ireland and West Bromwich Albion
striker Shane Long will miss his country's Euro 2012 qualifying
play-off against Estonia after being ruled out for up to six
weeks with a knee injury.
Long was forced to leave the pitch after 19 minutes of his
club's 2-1 Premier League victory at midlands rivals Aston Villa
on Saturday following a tackle by defender Alan Hutton.
"The force of the tackle resulted in the Republic of Ireland
international suffering severe bone bruising, and a small bone
chip, inside his right knee," West Brom said in a statement on
their website.
Ireland play Estonia in a two-legged play-off on November 11 and
15 and Long is also likely to miss several Premier league games
including fixtures against Liverpool, Arsenal and Tottenham
Hotspur.