Stanislas out for the season

Stanislas damaged the meniscus during the draw wiith Watford last week and he faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines. 

"Stanislas will be out for the season," Howe said.

"He picked up a serious knee injury against Watford and has been operated on.

"We'll be looking now towards next season and whether he'll make the start. We'll have to see how his rehab goes. He's a big miss for us.

"How serious is it? At first our medical team were worried about him doing his cruciate ligament but it was the anterior, the lateral meniscus. It's probably the better of the two evils. It has been operated on and repaired, we're quite happy with how that has gone."

6 April 2018