Boro Confirm Woodgate Injury

By Betting Zone
October 12 2006

Middlesbrough have confirmed defender Jonathan Woodgate is a doubt for Saturday's Barclays Premiership clash with Everton after picking up an injury in training.

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The 26-year-old has been undergoing treatment for several days, although the club have released few details of the problem or the extent to which it is affecting him.

A statement on Boro's official website said: "Jonathan Woodgate is doubtful for Boro's game against Everton on Saturday after picking up a leg injury in training.

"He is having treatment but is unlikely to be fit in time to face David Moyes' men."

Woodgate has been in superb form since joining his home-town club on a one-year loan from Real Madrid in a bid to prove his fitness.

Manager Gareth Southgate will hope his latest problem is only a minor one after a catalogue of injuries for more than two years.

With £6million signing Robert Huth now ready to make a Premiership debut for the club after recovering from ankle surgery, Boro at least have cover.

But the loss of a man who was handed the captain's armband in George Boateng's absence would come as a huge blow.

Initial reports suggested Woodgate had damaged his groin, although there have also been suggestions the problem is with a thigh muscle.

The England international tore a thigh muscle during his time at Newcastle, and struggled to recover from it after leaving for St James' Park in a £13.4million switch to Real in August 2004.

That and other problems limited him to just 14 appearances for the Spanish side in two seasons.

However, he worked all summer on his fitness and has embarked upon a programme of exercises defined to protect him from similar injuries.

Woodgate arrived on Teesside confident his fitness concerns were behind him and desperate to prove to Real boss Fabio Capello he has a future at the Bernabeu Stadium.

Southgate, on the other hand, is keen to persuade him that Middlesbrough would be a better option.

And after seeing him launch his loan spell with a superb individual display in the 1-1 draw at Arsenal on September 9 he has played in every league game since.

Woodgate was rested for the 1-0 Carling Cup defeat by Notts County and has been in such good form that he just missed out on Steve McClaren's England squad this time around.

If Woodgate does sit out the Everton game, he will hope to be back the following weekend when the Magpies visit the Riverside.

Newcastle continue to claim that they decided not to compete with Boro to land Woodgate on loan during the summer because of concerns over the player's fitness. The truth is actually that Woodgate turned them down in favour of his hometown club.

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