Sasa Lukic Injury: Serious hamstring injury confirmed

Lukic is out for the next four to five weeks due to a hamstring injury, according to Marco Silva. "It was a difficult moment for him. After the game, it was painful, was difficult even to walk, and the feedback just confirmed that it was a serious injury. It's going to be difficult to define a clear timescale - more than four weeks probably out, four to five weeks he's going to be out of our plans for the games. He's another big player for us that is going to be out - it's a moment for the others to step in. It's our story so far this season."

Lukic was feared to have suffered a serious injury, and that has been confirmed Friday, as a decent spell on the bench is expected from the midfielder. That said, he is eyeing around four to five weeks out at least, potentially facing more time out depending on his recovery. This will leave a gap in the midfield after six starts in their past seven games, with Alex Iwobi to return to a starting role in the midfield after his time at AFCON. Lukic will now start his recovery, looking to be an option again as the end of February approaches.