Sunderland star Duncan Watmore suffers second horror ACL injury to same knee and will miss entire season
SUNDERLAND star Duncan Watmore has suffered a suspected cruciate ligament injury to the same knee he injured a year ago.
The 23-year-old's blow comes as a huge setback for new boss Chris Coleman as he sets about trying to guide the Black Cats to Championship safety.
Welshman Coleman said: "We have to get the clinical results to find out exactly what he has done.
"We haven't got those yet, so everybody is looking at it and suspecting, but we don't know yet.
"Of course we are worried because of what happened before but until we get a definite, we can't really say what is what.
"Duncan worked so hard to get back. He's a real good player and an even better guy."
Watmore has only played six matches for the club since battling back from ten months out with a torn ACL in his left knee.
He will now undergo surgery once the scans determine the full extent of the damage.
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The England Under-21 international was forced off just moments before half time in the 2-2 draw with Millwall on Saturday.
He was one of three casualties for the North East side in the feisty encounter against the Lions.
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Marc Wilson and Jonny Williams also had to come off with knocks.
They will now miss Coleman's first game in charge tonight against Aston Villa.
Coleman was confirmed as Sunderland's new manager at the weekend after he quit Wales following their failure to qualify for next year's World Cup.
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