Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl has revealed that Sofiane Boufal is a major doubt for the clash with Watford this weekend.
Boufal stubbed his toe in his kitchen at home, which led to him missing three days of training. He now appears unlikely to be available for selection against the Hornets.
Twitter: #saintsfc Midfielder Stuart Armstrong ruled out of game v Watford with a hamstring injury
Sofiane Boufal stubbed… https://t.co/JJdOeVIpaS (@AdamBlackmore)
Hasenhuttl has also confirmed that Stuart Armstrong is out, after suffering a hamstring injury.
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This is very disappointing news for the Saints off the back of some promising performances off the bench from Boufal in recent weeks. The winger has impressed coming off the bench to create chances in the final third, potentially putting him in a position to make the starting line-up.
Instead, he has been hit with a freak injury and been possibly set back another week or two in his efforts to start. Moussa Djenepo was dropped to the bench against Arsenal, but he could start out on the wing as Southampton look to take the game to Watford at home in a huge clash at the bottom of the table – as Southampton face the possibility of dropping to 20th.
