Obafemi injury blow for Saints
Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl has confirmed that teenage forward Michael Obafemi will miss the remainder of the season because of a hamstring injury.
The 18-year-old only lasted 20 minutes of Sunday's 2-0 defeat against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium after being introduced from the substitutes' bench at half-time.
It was claimed at the time that Obafemi was struggling with a hamstring issue, while a further examination on the problem has now revealed the severity of it.
And Hasenhuttl has now suggested that Obafemi will not be involved in any of his side's remaining 11 Premier League games as they battle for survival.
It's a big blow for Michael; until the end of the season he won't play.
Ralph Hasenhuttl
The Austrian, who will also be without Danny Ings and Mario Lemina for Wednesday's visit of relegation rivals Fulham to St Mary's, told his pre-match press conference: "It doesn't seem like it's possible to play Danny, the risk is too high.
"He isn't training with the team at the moment and now we also have a big injury to Michael Obafemi.
"With Michael we took a long time to reintroduce him. He didn't start from the beginning [against Arsenal] only the second half, but it's a completely different thing training for two weeks and playing in the Premier League.
"The intensity is much higher. So with Danny, we don't take any risks. It's a big blow for Michael; until the end of the season he won't play.
"Mario Lemina is not training with the squad but he's working every day to return."
Southampton, who are 7/2 to be relegated in the absence of Obafemi, are priced at 10/11 to defeat Fulham on Wednesday, while the Cottagers are 10/3 and the draw is 27/10.
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Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl has confirmed that teenage forward Michael Obafemi will miss the remainder of the season because of a hamstring injury.
The 18-year-old only lasted 20 minutes of Sunday's 2-0 defeat against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium after being introduced from the substitutes' bench at half-time.
It was claimed at the time that Obafemi was struggling with a hamstring issue, while a further examination on the problem has now revealed the severity of it.
And Hasenhuttl has now suggested that Obafemi will not be involved in any of his side's remaining 11 Premier League games as they battle for survival.
It's a big blow for Michael; until the end of the season he won't play.
Ralph Hasenhuttl
The Austrian, who will also be without Danny Ings and Mario Lemina for Wednesday's visit of relegation rivals Fulham to St Mary's, told his pre-match press conference: "It doesn't seem like it's possible to play Danny, the risk is too high.
"He isn't training with the team at the moment and now we also have a big injury to Michael Obafemi.
"With Michael we took a long time to reintroduce him. He didn't start from the beginning [against Arsenal] only the second half, but it's a completely different thing training for two weeks and playing in the Premier League.
"The intensity is much higher. So with Danny, we don't take any risks. It's a big blow for Michael; until the end of the season he won't play.
"Mario Lemina is not training with the squad but he's working every day to return."
Southampton, who are 7/2 to be relegated in the absence of Obafemi, are priced at 10/11 to defeat Fulham on Wednesday, while the Cottagers are 10/3 and the draw is 27/10.
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Source: bet365.com
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