Ward targets derby start
07 Mar 2007 - 07:20:30
Wolves striker Stephen Ward is confident of shrugging off a knee injury in time to face West Bromwich Albion in the Black Country derby next Sunday.
The Irishman, who has scored three times in nine outings since moving to Molineux from Bohemians in January, had to be replaced late on in the 3-2 win at Luton, but is making a good recovery.
He told the club's official website: "After the first impact I couldn't feel my kneecap, then I got pins and needles all down my leg.
"When I came off the doctor saw me and said that the nerve behind the knee had triggered the reaction and that it's a bad place to get a knock, because there's not much protection.
"But thankfully it's not as serious as I first thought it was going to be. It seems just to be bad bruising.
"I'm already feeling a lot better and I'm hopeful that I'll be fit for the weekend."