Burnley striker Lyle Foster was only suffering with cramp following his withdrawal from the Ipswich Town clash, Vincent Kompany has said.
Burnley avoided an upset on Tuesday night after securing a late win over Ipswich Town in their FA Cup replay.
The Clarets opened the scoring through Nathan Tella in just the second minute before George Hirst’s immediate response for the visitors, and it was only a 94th-minute winner from Tella who fired Kompany’s side to the fifth round.
There was concern post-game surrounding debutant Foster though, who hobbled off in the latter stages for Ashley Barnes.
Now though, as per Lancs Live, Kompany has reassured that the South African striker was merely struggling with cramp ahead of his withdrawal.
Foster wasn’t the only point of positive news either. Burnley’s boss refused to be too drawn on injuries to Aro Muric, Jay Rodriguez and Manuel Benson but he did concede that ‘they are close’ after remaining absent. He said:
“They are close, we will see and it will be day by day but they are close.”
A relieving update…
Given some of the concern around Turf Moor among supporters when Foster was forced off, it will be music to the ears of Burnley fans to hear that Foster was only suffering with cramp.
While his full debut wasn’t exactly the complete performance following his move from KVC Westerlo for a reported initial £7m, he did the assist for Tella’s opener in the early stages.
It will be hoped that with a spell on the sidelines ruled out by Kompany, the new striker can kick on from here and stake a claim for a regular starting spot. With Jay Rodriguez nearing a return too though, competition will be rife for a starting place at the top of the pitch.
