Hatters suffer defender blow
15 Aug 2006 - 09:25:34
Luton are sweating on the fitness of defender Markus Heikkinen who suffered an ankle injury in Saturday's 3-2 defeat at Norwich City.
He is almost certainly out of Saturday's game against Stoke and assistant boss Brian Stein has confirmed they do not know the full extent of the damage.
He said: "Markus has damaged his ankle ligaments. We don't know how long he will be out for."
There is better news for defender Lewis Emanuel and midfielders Carlos Edwards and Steve Robinson, who are expected to be fit, despite suffering respective knee, broken nose and ankle problems.
Stein added: "Carlos came off with concussion and a broken nose, and Lewis got a kick on the knee.
"Both players have a chance of recovering for Saturday, as does Steve Robinson, who also damaged his ankle ligaments."