Before Friday night’s match against Coventry City, BirminghamLive provides the most recent injury updates for Birmingham City.
Ethan Laird suffered a groin injury during Saturday’s 0-0 tie between Birmingham City and Rotherham United, according to Wayne Rooney.
After a Blues onslaught, right-back Laird had to be substituted halfway through the first half. The 22-year-old was briefly examined on the field before Cody Drameh took his place.
“He experienced tightness in his groin,” Rooney remarked later. I’m not sure whether it’s tight or if it’s gone entirely. We will keep an eye on that for the next 24 to 48 hours. Hopefully, it won’t be too serious after we investigate it further.
Laird’s lengthy absence owing to a hamstring ailment was only recently ended. Although he has started four of the past five games for Blues, the former Manchester United youngster is now doubtful for Friday’s matchup with Coventry City.
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Below is a summary of Blues’ other injury concerns prior to their match against Coventry…
George Hall
Damage: Hamstring
Hall played twice for the under-21s after making his comeback from his third hamstring injury in seven months, although he was forced to leave their match on November 24 due to some discomfort. Hall won’t be used in the first team until he has improved his fitness with the second string because Rooney has been eager to err on the side of caution with him.
After the Blues defeated Sheffield Wednesday 2-1, Rooney remarked, “Nothing major, but he felt a little bit tight before the game last night so we didn’t take any risks with him.”We’ll give it a week’s grace period and help him catch up. He needs games, and I’m not able to start him in the first team right now. To be ready for the first team, he has to play a couple more games with the 21s.
Kevin Long
Ailment: Achilles
Long hurt his calf during practice, which caused him to miss the last three Blues games. Rooney has not yet stated if Long is back in the weight room. Later this week, we ought to receive an update on the Irishman’s condition.
Keshi Anderson
Damage: Hamstring
Shortly before halftime on September 22, Anderson had to give way to Oliver Burke because he had pulled up in the middle of the park against QPR. Due to a string of injuries, Anderson played in just nine Championship games for Blackpool last season. As a result, he has missed the last 11 games for Blues.
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