Pogrebnyak plays down injury fears

by Setanta Staff , 15 February 2012 Cottage new boy plays down injury fears

Pavel Pogrebnyak has allayed fears he may be ruled out for a spell after he picked up a foot injury on his Fulham debut against Stoke.


The Russian international striker, who joined the Cottagers during the January transfer window from German Bundesliga outfit Stuttgart, made an instant impact for Martin Jol's side on his debut with a goal in the 2-0 victory against the Potters on Saturday.

However, while Pogrebnyak expressed his delight at making such a positive start and receiving 'a warm welcome' from the Craven Cottage faithful ahead of the game, he was also quick to play down any suggestions that he could be facing a period of time in the treatment room.

Pogrebnyak was substituted in the match with what looked like a foot problem, but he is confident of being back in the side very soon.

"I twisted my foot a little bit. I wanted to go back but I understood that I can't be useful 100 per cent for my team," Pogrebnyak told Sports-express.ru.

"(In Germany) my same foot was injured but this time nothing serious happened. My foot swelled a bit but I'm sure it will be alright."

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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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