Lincoln City provide injury update on key player

Lincoln City goalkeeper Josh Griffiths, who is in on loan from West Brom, has suffered an injury which could keep him out for the rest of the season.

Griffiths arrived at Lincoln on a season long loan in the summer and has been the Imps’ first choice goalkeeper making 35 appearances in all competitions this season.

In Saturday’s 3-1 win against Sheffield Wednesday, Griffiths was forced off through injury minutes before the end of the game and consequently missed Tuesday’s game against Ipswich Town.

However, it looks like it’s about to get worse for the Imps as Lincoln City boss Michael Appleton confirmed he suffered ligament damage and he is expected to be out for weeks.

Speaking about his recovery, Appleton told the club’s Official Media: “Josh is still wish us at the moment but he will go back to West Brom for his rehab because he’s their player, we expect they will be conservative with his return and not rush him back.”

Lincoln are now left with Jordan Wright who joined the club on loan in January from Nottingham Forest. Although he let two goals in on Tuesday, he did okay given the circumstances and will be the stand in goalkeeper.

However Lincoln’s other goalkeeper, Sam Long, is on loan at Irish Club Drogheda United and cannot be recalled from his loan spell leaving Lincoln now without a backup goalkeeper on the bench.

Appleton may look at an emergency loan but rules state that the goalkeeper then must play so if they were going to go down that route, they’d need to ensure it was someone better than what they currently have.

Wright will be in goal again for the Imps tomorrow as they take on AFC Wimbledon.

The Verdict:

You have to feel for Lincoln here, this is so unlucky especially at this stage in the season and