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Worrying news for NUFC - Four players now at risk of missing crucial Brighton game

by Olly Hawkins ·

Rafa Benitez has confirmed that both Kenedy and Yoshinori Muto will now being 'assessed' in the coming days after coming off the pitch 'injured' during Saturday's 3-2 defeat to Man Utd.

Rafa said that he's hopeful that neither will be serious, however both Paul Dummett and Salomon Rondon are also facing a battle to be fit for the game - with both missing the trip to Old Trafford with hamstring/thigh injuries respectively and Dummett withdrawing from this week's Welsh squad as a result.

Here's what Rafa's had to say after Saturday's game, confirming that both Muto and Kenedy were brought of with injuries:

“It is a pity that both players - Kenedy and Muto - left the pitch injured.

"Hopefully, it will not be serious."

” Paul Dummett will also be checked."


It doesn't sound like any of these are serious, but it may be vital that there's now a two week break until our next game with Brighton; especially when you consider how good Kenedy and Muto were at Man Utd and how short at left-back without Dummett.

Let's hope Muto and Kenedy are fine and that Dummett and Rondon can recover in time for Brighton.

It's a huge game and having all four fit could be key - especially after the impact our two goalscorer's had on Saturday's game.

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