Craig Gordon shall be out of motion for the remainder of the season after Hearts revealed he has suffered a double leg break.
The goalkeeper was stretchered off in misery after a collision with Dundee United's Steven Fletcher throughout Saturday's 2-2 draw between them and the Jambos. Tynecastle supervisor Robbie Neilson confirmed after the sport it did not look good for the goalkeeper, with fears he could be out of motion for the remainder of the season instantly arising. Zander Clark got here on his place and is more likely to be the alternative for the remainder of the season.
It was suspected that he had suffered a leg break and the capital-based Premiership membership have confirmed that to be the case. They mentioned in an announcement: "Coronary heart of Midlothian can verify that Craig Gordon will miss the remainder of the season after struggling a double leg break.
"The membership captain was injured throughout the Jambos’ 2-2 draw with Dundee United on Christmas Eve, exhibiting typical bravery to get to an extended ball first forward of Steven Fletcher and cease a sure goalscoring alternative. The unintentional collision between the 2 gamers resulted in Craig being stretched off with a fibula and tibia break. He has since had surgical procedure and shall be discharged from hospital in the end."
Neilson added: "Our ideas firstly are with Craig and his younger household. It’s been an extremely distressing time for them, particularly at Christmas, and everybody on the membership is right here to supply them our full assist. It's clearly huge blow to lose a participant as influential as Craig for the remainder of the season however to be sincere, all anybody is considering of proper now could be about his wellbeing.
“I’ve identified Craig for an extended, very long time and he’s a warrior. He’s confronted harm adversity earlier than and are available again stronger, so I’ve little doubt that he’ll method this in the identical method. For now, it’s about relaxation and recuperation. There isn't any stress on him as he’ll get the very best medical care and rehabilitation amenities potential at Hearts. I’d additionally prefer to thank our medical group and the NHS Scotland employees at Ninewells for giving Craig the very best care in what was a difficult state of affairs.”
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