Hatters have three fresh injury concerns ahead of Hornets contest
Luton boss Rob Edwards has revealed that teenage defender Reuell Walters will be out for a number of months after breaking his foot following the 2-0 defeat at Sheffield United earlier this month.
The 19-year-old moved to Kenilworth Road in the summer having opted to leave Arsenal in search of more regular first team football, and was certainly getting that, featuring in eight of Town’s opening nine games of the Championship campaign, making six starts. He completed 68 minutes in an unnatural left back role at Bramall Lane during the Hatters’ last fixture, but then having been called up to the England Elite League squad in the international break, returned to Bedfordshire for treatment.
Asked just what that was this afternoon, Edwards confirmed it would now lead to a lengthy absence for the youngster, saying: “Reuell had to pull out because after the Sheffield United game he was in a lot of pain and unfortunately he’s broken his foot so he’s going to be out for a significant amount of time. He’s had injuries before, but this is his first as a first team player now.
He’s been great, puts a brave face on, but it’s obviously really disappointing for him and for us. He’s made a really good start to life here at Luton, for a young player, in difficult circumstances over the first few months of the season. He’s been really, really good, so it’s difficult, but he’s been really positive. We don’t fully know when it happened, he was experiencing a bit of pain even as far back as the last international break. On scanning it, it was swollen and sore after the game, credit to him for battling through as long as he did, but it showed the break.”
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