West Ham star Nikola Vlasic in tears after seeing Ashley Westwood's horrific injury
dailystar.co.ukBurnley ace Ashley Westwood suffered a serious looking injury following a tackle from the West Ham man.The two sides met in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon though Westwood needed urgent treatment and was stretchered off following a challenge from Vlasic.The game was paused for over five minutes as Westwood received treatment from the Burnley medical staff with Josh Brownhill replacing him.
Westwood reportedly smiled as he was carried off the pitch to applause from both sets of fans.Former Liverpool and Republic of Ireland midfielder Ray Houghton said: "Sometimes the most innocuous challenges can turn out to be the biggest injuries. "If I was the managers, I'd be getting the players away from Westwood; let the medical teams deal with it.
The doctors are there, the physios are there. He's getting on a stretcher; I'm sure he'll go to hospital and get checked over."Fans were quick to pass on their best wishes to Westwood, while not pinning any blame on the West Ham man.Will Burnley survive this season?
Let us know your thoughts in the comments section belowOne said: "That looked bad for Westwood. No malice in it, but the way everyone reacted to it...
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