Sven Botman Injuries

'Sven has undergone successful surgery on a facial fracture. He is not expected to be sidelined for an extended period and hopes to be available again during the closing weeks of the season.'

'Sven is feeling his back from the game against Tottenham. We don't think it's a serious injury, and he certainlywon'tt be out for any period of time. But it was the right decision not to let him travel today.' 'Better news on Sven, he could be in and around this game.'

'Sven had a tight thigh, and we were [advised] not to use him. The reason [he was] here on the bench is because we were giving [him] every opportunity to [be] fit. The recovery time is so small, you don't always get the info and speed you need.' 'Sven is OK.'

'Sven has been nursing a back problem for the last few days.' 'With Sven, he's going to see a specialist in the next couple of days to get a definitive opinion on whether he needs an injection or whether he's able to rest for a few days and resume training.' 'Sven has had an injection in his back, I believe, but I haven't seen him personally since the Tottenham game. We hope that will bring about his return quite quickly, but we think there's a timeframe of about a week for the injection to work.' 'With Sven, we're not entirely sure when he'll return. He's made good progress, but he's not ready to play yet.' 'Sven would be in the category of a group of players that's doing well. And again, we hope to get him back pretty soon, when that day is, I'm not 100% sure. He hasn't trained with the group yet, but it's potentially good news. I don't think he's too far away.' 'Sven has been training with the group, which has been great, so I envisage that he will be in and around this game.'

'I think he's OK, yes. There was no concussion. It was a cut, but a very good decision from the on-field physio to recommend I take him off.' 'Sven has no concussion; it was a cut, a bad cut, which he had stapled together. He didn't train yesterday, but we will see how he is today.'

'Yeah, I didn't necessarily see him struggle at any stage in the game. I think he came off and said his groin was a bit tight. So, fingers crossed he's OK.' 'We didn't think it was a serious injury at the time, which has been confirmed in the scan. He definitely won't play tomorrow, but whether he plays a part in the Tottenham game, let's wait and see. Possibly not, but then we hope he can be available for the double-header leading into the first game.' 'That was the plan with Sven - to take him off at HT - we have to be careful with him. He picked up a slight groin issue [v Arsenal], but he's back now and trained yesterday for the first time and got through 45 minutes, so I'm delighted with him.'

'He was slightly uncomfortable in the HT break with a knee problem. I don't think it's serious. He was obviously OK to carry on, but he was feeling something so, tactically, I thought it would help us to change. With that in mind, we brought Lewis Miley on.' 'Yeah, it was a knock actually. I think he sort of got a bang on his knee - it was sore. We're not sure about [his] availability for the weekend, we'll give him every chance. We don't think it's a serious one.'

'I don't think he'll be available this weekend. He's taken a knock to the knee, the opposite one to the ACL. It isn't a serious injury, but it'll keep him out of Birmingham before we assess him next week.' 'It’s good news on Sven's scan, no long-term issue. Short term still some pain, we think he misses this weekend.' 'I don't think he will be available. We are going to have to see how things stand over the weekend for next week. He is making progress but just not as quickly as we wanted him to. He is very much on track, just not quite ready.' 'Sven is improving and improving quickly. We will see if he makes the game or not; he will be close.' 'They have a chance. Today is a big day because I think we'll see how close they are, whether they train with the team for the first time or not: knowing both players, they'll be very keen to be involved as long as they feel good.' 'Sven was close, did light training [on Saturday], but didn't feel 100 per cent confident in his body, so we decided not to risk him. We still hope that he can play a part either in our next game or the game after. Desperate to get him back fit.' 'He was actually very close for Brighton, just the day before in training, he felt the same problem in his knee. So, looks like he'll now have to have a small op just to clear out some fluid. We hope he should be back in about eight weeks.' 'Sven's not too bad. He's had a very minor operation just to clean out some floating bone that was in his knee and was causing him a problem. The initial diagnosis was between 6-8 weeks. Fingers crossed, we'll see him in May.' 'Not this weekend, but maybe next weekend, depending on his progress. We've been really pleased with Sven.' 'Sven has trained well this week, great to see him back with the group and on the grass. A really big step for him.' 'He came through last weekend OK. He trained again this week and looks good, so, yeah, it’s been a big positive to get to him back.'

'Sven was feeling a groin. We had a couple of other players struggling, so we had to manage them.' 'It is always a balance because after two big physical games, with Sven we needed to rest and recover. There were a few warning signs that he was going into fatigue. Then, of course, you need to get back up and running again because the schedule is unrelenting. We will try to make the right calls for them individually.'

'I don't think it was anything more than cramp for Sven, which was expected given the amount of time he's been out. It was a great effort from him to last that long. We were unsure how long he would be able to go for with the speed of the PL.' 'He feels good, naturally a little bit of fatigue at the end. We have to speak to the player, the medical team, the experts. They'll give me some of the answers to what we do with him next.'

'I think we were looking right to the end of December, beginning of January; that's the plan, and we're still on track. Ideally, he needs 2-3, maybe even more games, to get his rhythm back.' 'He's getting closer. I'm pleased with how he's been in the last couple of weeks; he's had various tests. He came through another practice match at the weekend. It'll be a case of deciding when we introduce him into the squad.' 'I always said with Sven he'd be in and around the Christmas games. He's worked incredibly hard to get himself in a good condition. He's in and around my thoughts. If Sven is in the squad, it's because he's ready.'

'I saw that he was getting treatment in the box from the corner. It looked like a problem with his knee, so we will assess that.' 'Sven will undergo surgery next week after suffering a knee injury vs Man City. A scan has confirmed that he sustained an injury to his ACL, and he is expected to return within 6-9 months.' 'Initially, he had a partial tear [earlier this season]. He aggravated that issue [at Man City]. He now has a long road ahead of him; the operation went well.' '[Lascelles and Botman] are longer-term with knee injuries, but we hope maybe towards the end of the year that they'll be closer.' 'He's hitting the right strength markers and looking really good. We haven't seen him in training yet, and we probably won't see him until after the next break. But he is closing in. The reality is that we're probably looking more towards Christmas time.' 'We hope Sven can begin light training in the next few weeks. If we see him before the end of the year, that would be a bonus. We are probably looking at more like January.' 'The initial moments in training were passive, but now he is fully training. He is looking good in the 11v11s, he is still a few weeks off from playing competitively but he is looking good. It has been a big boost to have him training.' 'He's been training consistently now for around four weeks. We are taking medical advice and trying to follow the right protocols to make sure we give him the best chance to stay fit. The plan is late December or early January, at the earliest.'

'He was just rested. We feel Sven would benefit more from training than being involved.' 'Sven is another player to come back from a longer-term injury. He needs more individualised training to get him back to his best. We may see him tomorrow.'

'Sven has a knee problem.' 'We'll give him every chance of being available. Same with Sven; we'll make a late check on him.' 'And Sven has got a knee problem, and again, we don't think it's long-term, but he might miss a couple of games.' 'Sven has a knee problem, and I don't think we'll see him before the international break. Hopefully, we'll see him very quickly afterwards.' 'That's something we need to look at, and hopefully we can get those players back in the next two weeks.' 'Sven is improving, and the two weeks have been good for him.' 'Sven is a little further back, and we haven't seen him in training yet. We're hoping to increase his load, but he won't be around for a couple of weeks.' 'The timeframe on Sven is unclear at the moment; we are taking it day-by-day with that one. There's an issue. We are working to try and diagnose the injury properly. Does he fall into the longer-term category? Yeah, perhaps.' 'Botman is unclear at the moment. So, we're going day by day with that one currently.' 'No massive news on Sven; he is progressing well; he has been away in the Netherlands getting specialist treatment. I think he's back here today, so I will chat with him and see how he is getting on.' 'We're unsure at this moment how long Sven is going to be out. We're hoping he can rejoin the group pretty quickly, but there is a chance that might not happen.' 'Sven is not training with us at the moment; we are building up his load after his injury. He is reacting really well to the work he is doing.'

'It looks like an ankle problem. I don't know how bad it is. I wish him a speedy recovery.' 'It's very bruised, very swollen, so he's been very lightly jogging this week. We'll see how he is today and then make a decision for this weekend. There's a small chance.' 'This is an unknown, to be honest. There was hope he might be fit for this game, but then he didn't feel too good yesterday, so he was ruled out. We will see how quickly he improves.'

'Sven suffered a nasty bout of food poisoning. I don't think he was alone in the Netherlands' camp, so he left early to get himself back up to speed. He's trained with us since he returned, so he should be fine.'

'Sven, it seemed as though he injured his ankle, so we hope it’s not serious.'