Fraser Forster Injury: Updates on Southampton Star's Status and Return

Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster was forced to exit the club's Premier League match against Burnley after less than 15 minutes due to injury. He will miss the rest of the season with a broken kneecap.

Continue for updates.

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Forster Out for Season with Broken Kneecap

Wednesday, March 25

"Fraser Forster has been ruled out for the rest of the season and may miss the start of the next after scans revealed he has broken his kneecap," Matt Barlow of the Mail Online reported.

Southampton later confirmed the injury in a release on the club website:

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Executive Director of Football Les Reed commented: “Fraser is an outstanding goalkeeper and has been a huge part of our success this season. While this is a challenging situation, we look forward to him returning to action as soon as he is fully fit. 

“I am sure he will go on to make a significant number of appearances for Southampton and for England, and will get the best support available to help him recover to do so."

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On March 21, Southampton noted the injury in the 10th minute:

The club confirmed that he would then have to leave the match:

After the match, manager Ronald Koeman talked about the injury, per the BBC:

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"Fraser is at hospital and it is looking bad," Saints boss Ronald Koeman told BBC Sport after their 2-0 win.

"We have to wait for the scan. I hope it will be OK for him but the doctor is not positive."

Striker Shane Long, who scored the first goal, added: "We are all devastated for him, he has been immense all season and kept the most clean sheets in the league. We are all worried about him." 

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Club captain Kelvin Davis replaced him in goal for the Saints.

This is a major setback for Southampton. He's been a stalwart between the posts throughout the Premier League campaign. And the Saints are battling for a European berth heading into the stretch run.