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Welsh FA confirm Paul Dummett sent home

5 years ago
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Paul Dummett will not be heading off to Albania.

The Newcastle defender made a first start for his country on Friday night but it ended in disaster.

Wales losing to Denmark who then won the Nations League group, whilst Paul Dummett was booked AND forced off through injury in the 39th minute when the match was goalless.

The Welsh FA have confirmed Paul Dummett has been sent home to Tyneside for his injury to be assessed.

Not what Rafa Benitez needs when Dummett is his only recognised left-back.

Newcastle have won their last two matches but still are only one point above the drop and play relegation rivals Burnley in the next game.

Hopefully the injury will prove to not be too serious but difficult to see Paul Dummett lining up against Burnley in nine days time.

Earlier today (Saturday 17 November 2018):

At the age of 27, Paul Dummett made his first ever start for Wales.

Ryan Giggs’ team would win their Nations League group if they could beat Denmark on Friday night.

However, inside 40 minutes it was a massive setback for the Geordie defender and for Wales.

A 39th minute tackle saw Paul Dummett booked, but worse than that, he was forced from the pitch with an injury.

The Newcastle player had put in his usual steady performance in defence, as usual letting others take responsibility to try and do stuff going forward.

Within seconds of Dummett going off it was disaster for Wales, his replacement Chris Gunter had charged up the pitch as the Welsh attacked, only for the Danes to win back possession and with Gunter stranded up the pitch, the visitors ruthlessly exploited the depleted numbers at the back and alleged former Newcastle target Nicolai Jorgensen scored his first international goal in over a year.

Despite playing well and creating some decent chances, Wales weren’t able to recover, Middlesbrough’s Martin Braithwaite making it 2-0 with two minutes to go and Bale’s response seconds later was only a consolation goal.

More importantly, Rafa Benitez now has to wait and see how serious the injury is to Paul Dummett, a big problem with no really credible replacement available if needed.

The defence had been the cornerstone of Newcastle’s recent revival, seven points from three matches with only one goal conceded in over four and a half hours of Premier League football.

The likes of Rondon, Schar, Dubravka and Yedlin all have matches still to play, with Benitez no doubt desperately hoping there will be no more negative news.

Extract from Wales Online match report:

Wales were very much in the ascendancy, but at international level you can be punished in an instant and that’s what happened just before half-time as the Danes began to finally get a foothold in the game and started to look menacing themselves going forward.

Welsh veteran Chris Gunter had just come on for the injured Paul Dummett, filling in at left-back and equalling Neville Southall’s 92-match appearance record – a truly phenomenal achievement.

Adrenaline doubtless running, Gunter quickly rampaged forward but Denmark won the ball back and countered into the gap left down his side. Ashley Williams was dragged out of position to cover, but that meant a huge space for Jorgensen to run into and he made no mistake one on one with Wayne Hennessey.

Newcastle United players on international duty:

Wednesday 14 November

Switzerland 0  Qatar 1 (Fabian Schar played full 90 minutes)

Thursday 15 November

England 3 USA 0 (DeAndre Yedlin played the full 90 minutes)

Italy Under 21s 2 England Under 1 (Freddie Woodman stayed on the bench)

Friday 16 November

Japan 1 Venezuela 1 (Salomon Rondon played the opening 66 minutes)

Slovakia 4 Ukraine 1 (Martin Dubravka played the full 90 minutes)

Wales 1 Denmark 2 (Paul Dummett went off injured on 39 minutes)

Sunday 18 November

Switzerland v Belgium (Fabian Schar)

Monday 19 November

Czech Republic v Slovakia (Martin Dubravka)

Italy v USA – Neutral venue Genk, Belgium (DeAndre Yedlin)

Tuesday 20 November

Iran v Venezuela – Neutral venue Qatar (Salomon Rondon)

Denmark Under 21s v England Under 21s (Freddie Woodman)

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