Kim concern for Mowbray

Midfielder undergoes scan on knee injury

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Kim concern for Mowbray

Kim: Knee injury

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West Brom boss Tony Mowbray is waiting to discover if Do-Heon Kim has suffered cruciate ligament damage.

The South Korea international fell to the floor with no other player in the vicinity during the opening moments of Saturday's 1-0 victory over Middlesbrough at the Riverside.

Midfielder Kim was stretchered from the pitch after receiving treatment on his knee and has undergone a scan to discover the extent of the damage.

Mowbray is keeping his fingers crossed that the injury is to the medial ligaments, which would lead to an absence of up to eight weeks, rather than the more serious cruciate problem, which could see Kim sidelined for several months.

Damage

He told the club's official website: "Kim was in yesterday (Sunday) and his knee hadn't blown up.

"There's damage there and he's going for a scan and we'll hopefully get the results this afternoon or this evening.

"We've got to be hopeful it is not as serious as it potentially could be.

"The worst-case scenario is that it is an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

"Hopefully it's just a medial knee ligament problem, which would keep him out for six to eight weeks. But let's wait and see."

Exploited

Mowbray admits Kim's injury setback has further reduced his options as he looks to secure Premier League survival.

He added: "It's getting to the stage in my mind where the starting XI will probably pick itself pretty soon, which isn't ideal but OK as you go along.

"But if you lose another one or two players then you have a team that you're not particularly comfortable with and you'll have weaknesses that can be exploited.

"A huge part of modern day football is about the ability to change the course of games and the way they're flowing from the bench."