Former Aston midfielder Ashley Westwood faces a long spell out after suffering a horror injury that left some West Ham players close to tears during their game against Burnley today.
Mike Jackson said: “He’s gone to hospital and we’re waiting for an update. We’re hoping he’s OK, our thoughts are with him. You could see it wasn’t good from the reaction of the players. He looked distraught, but fingers crossed, we hope it’s OK. When you see Declan Rice come over and say it’s not good, you know it’s not. The lad himself put his hand up, and he doesn’t usually go down. It could be the end of his season, but there is a squad here ready to play. Josh Brownhill came in and has done really well. They reacted well from that, they are a good group.”
Burnley tweeted on Sunday evening that Westwood was “doing well and with the club doctor and will be assessed by a specialist in the coming days”. Westwood played almost 150 games for Villa between 2012 and 2017 after joining from Crewe. Jackson, the club’s Under-23 coach, said he was still in the dark about Burnley’s search for a new manager following the shock departure of Sean Dyche.
Mike jackson added: “I’ve not looked further forward than today. But I’ve seen a lot from this group, I know what they are like. Sometimes you need a bit of a foundation to build on and hopefully that comes from today. Everyone has rallied around. We’ll have a recovery day tomorrow and go from there. But my thoughts now are about getting the on bus and going home. When it’s ready I’m sure the board and the chairman will give the information the supporters want. But the priority is the next game.”
