There are reports today claiming that Wolves will go into Sunday’s potential relegation decider with Blackburn without striker Kevin Doyle. The Irish Times have stated that Doyle suffered a recurrence of his previous knee injury in the 3-1 win at Sunderland on Saturday and will now face three-to-four weeks on the sidelines.
Doyle replaced Steven Fletcher after 71 minutes of the win at the Stadium of Light and was looking well placed to come into Mick McCarthy’s starting lineup for Sunday’s crunch encounter. The report states that, although Doyle came through his appearance the weekend, he openly admitted to have been “playing through some pain for the last 10 of the 20 minutes”.
This will be welcome news for Fantasy Managers. Doyle was a troublesome factor to consider in the Wolves ranks given that Fletcher and Stephen Ward both look strong prospects going into Sunday’s game. Should Doyle be out of the picture, Fletcher would seem certain to start up front against Rovers, with Ward likely to retain his start in the support striker role. Ward is available as a defender in the Fantasy Premier League game.
There’s no confirmation of Doyle’s injury from Wolves however, the club’s official twitter stream today released a firm “No comment” verdict on the situation. Make of that what you will.
We will bring you official news once it’s surfaced via our own Twitter channel.
