Sigurdsson injury worse than first thought

Last updated : 25 September 2003 By Mad Reporter
The Icelandic international underwent surgery on a knee injury he picked up in the 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace last weekend with Albion boss Gary Megson expecting to be without the players services for about a month.

However, after undergoing the surgery its been revealed that Sigurdsson is likely to be sidelined until the new year.

"Larus is going to be out for longer than anticipated," Megson told the club's official website.

"When the doctors explored his knee they found it was a bit worse than they first thought and he'll be out for between three and four months.

"You don't want to be losing a player for any length of time, certainly not that amount.

"Larus has started off the season quite well and he's somebody we can ill afford to be without."