Bates back at Boro
28 Nov 2006 - 08:57:54
Middlesbrough defender Matthew Bates has returned to the Riverside Stadium after picking up an injury while on loan at Ipswich Town.
The 19-year-old had to be stretchered off the pitch midway through the second half of Saturday's defeat at Barnsley.
"Unfortunately we can confirm that Matthew has torn his cruciate ligament and partly torn his medial ligament," Town's Head of Sports Science Dave Williams confirmed to the club's official website.
"We have spoken to the Middlesbrough medical team and they are aware of the situation and Matt is travelling back to the club."
