'Could miss...' - Injury expert now shares worrying Wolves team news before Brighton

Injury expert and Sky Sports contributor Ben Dinnery has relayed a concerning update coming out of Wolves ahead of the Premier League run-in. 

As things stand the Wanderers sit in eighth position in the table with five games remaining starting with the visit of Brighton & Hove Albion to Molineux on Saturday.

Still with a realistic chance of earning European football for next term, Bruno Lage’s side will complete the 2021/22 campaign against title-chasing Liverpool at Anfield having faced Chelsea, Manchester City and Norwich City between now and then.

However, the Portuguese manager looks set to be without one key figure for the all-important final weeks…

Taking to Twitter, Dinnery relayed Lage’s answer during the pre-match press conference and cited a report detailing a season-ending injury for Max Kilman.

“Kilman could miss the rest of the season. ‘It will be hard for him to return,’ said Bruno Lage. ‘We have 25 days in front of us, and I don’t believe he will recover. He twisted his ankle, and we need to understand what is the problem.'”

The report from Express & Star explains that the 24-year-old suffered an ankle injury in training that is still being assessed to discover the true severity.

Talismanic midfielder Ruben Neves and winger Daniel Podence also remain sidelined for the meeting in the Midlands.

Losing Kilman for the remainder of the season is an undoubted blow as Wolves continue their push for Europe.

Prior to the setback central defender had made 34 appearances across all competitions, winning 2.2 aerial duels, 2.6 ground duels and making 1.5 interceptions on average per match in 30 league outings (Sofascore).

Forging an impressive partnership alongside Conor Coady and Romain Saiss for the most part, Kilman