Hodgson hoping for injury relief

by Setanta Staff , 02 February 2012 football news

West Brom boss Roy Hodgson has revealed Chris Brunt, Shane Long and other injured stars are closing in on returns to action.


Brunt was forced to undergo ankle surgery last month, while Long has been sidelined with a digestive problem.

Paul Scharner (Achilles), Billy Jones (hamstring) and Jerome Thomas (ankle) are also closing in on a return to action, while Zoltan Gera may yet return this season after suffering a knee injury earlier in the campaign.

Hodgson told the club's official website: "We're hoping within a month we'll get Brunt back. Long will also be fit very soon.

"Scharner is training, as is Jones, and Reid came on tonight. Thomas could recover for the weekend.

"So, there are a lot of positives in that respect as well."

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Team P W D L +/- PTS
1.
Man City
38
28
5
5
64
89
2.
Man Utd
38
28
5
5
56
89
3.
Arsenal
38
21
7
10
25
70
4.
Tottenham
38
20
9
9
25
69
5.
Newcastle
38
19
8
11
5
65
6.
Chelsea
38
18
10
10
19
64
7.
Everton
38
15
11
12
10
56
8.
Liverpool
38
14
10
14
7
52
9.
Fulham
38
14
10
14
-3
52
10.
West Brom
38
13
8
17
-7
47
11.
Swansea
38
12
11
15
-7
47
12.
Norwich
38
12
11
15
-14
47
13.
Sunderland
38
11
12
15
-1
45
14.
Stoke
38
11
12
15
-17
45
15.
Wigan
38
11
10
17
-20
43
16.
Aston Villa
38
7
17
14
-16
38
17.
QPR
38
10
7
21
-23
37
18.
Bolton
38
10
6
22
-31
36
19.
Blackburn
38
8
7
23
-30
31
20.
Wolverhampton
38
5
10
23
-43
25
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