Garbutt Out for a Month - Ipswich Town News
Goal-a-game midfielder Luke Garbutt will be out for a month due to the knee injury he suffered during the first half of Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Sunderland.
"He’s out for a month, it looks like that,” manager Paul Lambert confirmed. "Obviously, it’s his knee. That’s a blow as he’s started the season really, really well.
"I think it’s a slight medial problem, it doesn’t require surgery or anything like that, he’s just opened it up a little bit. I think that’s the timeframe it’s going to be.”
Everton loanee Garbutt joins an already lengthy Town injury list, with many of them longer-term problems much to Lambert’s frustration.
"And they’re not short term either," he added. "Toto [Nsiala]’s getting back [from his hamstring injury], he’s doing well. They’re slowly but surely coming back but Garbutt’s a blow because he started the season well.”
Young midfielder Idris El Mizouni missed tonight’s game having picked up an ankle knock in training o Sunday but still travelled with the squad so it would appear to be only a minor niggle.
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