Benteke injury update

[BoskoDjembaSalifou]

I have no idea how we're going to cope without him. Hope it's not serious, we can't afford to be without him for a couple of months.

[eamonn]

I thought it was a hip flexor and only a week out. Toronto promised 

[thick_mike]

Will the premier league allow us to replace Benteke with both Helenius AND Kozack?

[Dave Cooper please]

I have no idea how we're going to cope without him.

Well on Saturday we won 1-0 without him, so hopefully we'll be okay for a bit.

[Toronto Villa]

I thought it was a hip flexor and only a week out. Toronto promised 

Like I said it depends how serious. Sorry, I've suffered one and in doing so did a little research. One of those injuries that is painful and it will really come down to the grade of the injury. It can be a couple weeks at least properly recover from it. I reckon he'll miss two games, maybe three if it isn't too bad.

[ozzjim]

I thought it was a hip flexor and only a week out. Toronto promised 

Like I said it depends how serious. Sorry, I've suffered one and in doing so did a little research. One of those injuries that is painful and it will really come down to the grade of the injury. It can be a couple weeks at least properly recover from it. I reckon he'll miss two games, maybe three if it isn't too bad.

Considering the game on Tuesday he may well have been rested anyway, and if there was a home game I would choose him to miss it would be next week, the timing of a 4-5 week injury may not actually be that bad. Hull away would be the big miss for me, it is a realistic opportunity to win, and he would have been fun against them. He might be back for that yet though... fingers crossed, although I doubt we will risk him, and I would hope Belgium would then leave him out and he would be fully fit going into Spurs and Everton at home, 2 very tough back to back games.

[Richie]

The international break couldn't be coming up at a better time.

If he's out till Mid October, it's only 2 league games.

[themossman]

In a weird way, at the moment I'd rather benteke out and kozak in for him than lose gabby. He seems to have his best games when he really needs to.

[alteavilla]

express & star 
PL says benteke could play on saturday

[PaulWinch again]

express & star 
PL says benteke could play on saturday

That would be fantastic news.

[jeowje]

express & star 
PL says benteke could play on saturday

That would be fantastic news.

I saw that aswell, not sure what they are basing it on though, only repeated Lambert's post-match quotes, no new information?

[BoskoDjembaSalifou]

I have no idea how we're going to cope without him.

Well on Saturday we won 1-0 without him, so hopefully we'll be okay for a bit.

I don't know. It wasn't a great performance by us and Norwich were pretty poor. I'll take the three points every time though!

[stubbsyandy]

express & star 
PL says benteke could play on saturday

But there again he might not...

[Concrete John]

Saturday seems too soon to me.  I doubt PL will rush him back and take any risks.

[danlanza]

Don't want to alarm anybody, but, news from Bodymoor is that Benteke may be out for up to two months, depending how he responds to heavy treatment.