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Fletcher fears fade

23 Oct 2007 - 13:39:05

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Hibs boss John Collins is relieved to discover that in-form striker Steven Fletcher did not suffer any serious ankle damage in Saturday's defeat against Motherwell.

There had been fears that Fletcher was facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines after sustaining a knock that forced him to miss the second half of the 2-1 defeat.

But Collins told the Edinburgh Evening News: "Fletch's ankle is a bit sore.

"He should be fine though. He has a bit of bruising and a bit of swelling but will hopefully be okay for the weekend.

"There's no serious damage and it's just a case of allowing the swelling to go down.

"It was the same ankle that kept him out the Scotland Under-21s game but he was able to play for 45 minutes before having to come off. He had an X-ray on Saturday night but thankfully the results came back fine.

"He's been playing well and scoring goals so you certainly don't want too many injuries."