Liverpool lose Dirk Kuyt to injury ahead of derby date with Everton

13 October 2010 06:54
[LNB]Away from the high court, a bad day got worse for Liverpool as Dirk Kuyt was rushed to hospital with an ankle injury in Holland's clash with Sweden last night. [LNB]Dutch striker Kuyt looked badly hurt when he landed awkwardly after leaping for a header and left the stadium in an ambulance. [LNB]Boss Bert van Marwijk has yet to receive a full diagnosis but admitted: 'It does not look good.'[LNB] Rushed to hospital: Dirk Kuyt landed awkwardly on his ankle after jumping for a header [LNB]And there was yet more bad news for Hodgson as Daniel Agger, making his comeback from a groin problem, also came off injured having lasted only 39 minutes of Denmark's game against Cyprus. [LNB]Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Ibrahim Afellay both bagged a brace but Redsboss Roy Hodgson will be eager to hear news of Kuyt and Agger's injuryahead of Sunday's Merseyside derby.[LNB]In Holland's Group, Hungary claimed their third win of the campaignthanks to a last-minute Balazs Dzsudzsak strike as they overcameFinland 2-1.[LNB]Adam Szalai's second-half opener had earlier been cancelled out by Finland's Mikael Forssell.[LNB] Comeback: Daniel Agger (right) lasted just 39 minutes for Denmark against Cyprus [LNB]Moldova won their battle with fellow minnows San Marino 2-0 thanks to goals from Nicolae Josan and Anatolie Doros.[LNB]Germany coasted to a 3-0 win over Kazakhstan in Group A, the strikeforce of Lukas Podolski and Miroslav Klose proving too strong.[LNB]France's fresh start after their World Cup farce continued with a 2-0 win over Luxembourg thanks to Karim Benzema and Yoann Gourcuff. [LNB]There were three goals in the final three minutes as Belgium drew 4-4 with Austria, while Cristiano Ronaldo scored the opener as Portugal beat Iceland 3-1.[LNB]Denmark are a point behind the Portuguese after they beat Cyprus2-0. Morten Skoubo and Kasper Lorentzen scored both goals afterhalf-time.[LNB]Greece lead the way in Group F after they beat Israel 2-1.[LNB] Cold as ice: Cristiano Ronaldo was on target as Portugal beat Iceland in Reykjavik [LNB]Dimitris Salpingidis opened the scoring in the 22nd minute but Israel pulled level just after half-time when Greek defender Nikolaos Spyropoulos turned Roberto Coluatti's cross past his own goalkeeper.[LNB]Georgia extended their unbeaten run but were denied all three points as Aleksandrs Cauna's wonderful last-gasp equaliser earned Latvia a 1-1 draw in Riga. David Siradze had put the visitors ahead with just 16 minutes remaining.[LNB]Azerbaijan registered their first points of the campaign with a shock 1-0 defeat of Turkey courtesy of Rashad Sadygov's 39th-minute effort.[LNB]Russia went top of Group B with nine points following a fortunate 1-0 win over FYR Macedonia.[LNB]Alexander Kerzhakov scored in the eighth minute and the visitors held out despite a second-half rally from the hosts, who saw Ilco Naumoski miss a penalty.[LNB]Armenia finished the day in second place courtesy of a 4-0 victory over Andorra, with Gevorg Ghazarian, Henrik Mkhitaryan, Yura Movsisyan and Marcos Pizelli netting.[LNB]Belarus replaced opponents Albania in second spot in Group D after a 2-0 home win - Vitaly Rodionov and substitute Sergey Krivets with the goals.[LNB] Jamie Redknapp: Capello was right to stick with captain cool Rio over reliable GerrardMud, debt and fears as Liverpool court battle threatens to become a slanging matchLiverpool takeover in new twist as Lim offers £320m on day of Court dramaLIVERPOOL FC

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