Timeframe placed on Axel Tuanzebe's Burnley return after injury setback
Burnley defender Axel Tuanzebe is expected to face two to three weeks on the sidelines as a result of his Achilles injury.
The 28-year-old was missing from Burnley’s squad on Saturday for their 2-0 defeat to West Ham, having been taken off at half time in the previous game at Sunderland.
Speaking ahead of tonight’s trip to Crystal Palace, manager Scott Parker confirmed the centre-back will miss out.
“It'll probably be a couple of weeks from now. Two to three weeks,” he said.
When asked if Tuanzebe suffered the issue during the first half against Sunderland, Parker added: “The first half decision was probably more tactical, but there was definitely an issue there.
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“He's had a bit of an ongoing issue and he felt something. We scanned it and he's just had some injections now.”
Tuanzebe joins Jordan Beyer, Connor Roberts, Josh Cullen, Mike Tresor and Zeki Amdouni on the absentee list.
James Ward-Prowse, however, comes back into Parker’s thoughts after being ineligible to face his parent club at the weekend.
The midfielder was an unused substitute at Sunderland, but scored a trademark free-kick last week on an outing for Burnley’s Under-21s.
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