Norwich have been dealt a huge blow as Sam Byram has been ruled out for up to four months with a hamstring injury.
Daniel Farke has revealed that Byram’s season is over and that he has already had surgery on his hamstring.
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Byram was substituted against Liverpool last week after pulling up down the left flank, with Jamal Lewis coming on to replace him.
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Byram’s injury could be a massive blow to Norwich’s chances of avoiding relegation back to the second tier.
Of the players to have played five or more Premier League games, the defender ranks third in Norwich’s squad for WhoScored ratings this season.
Only Kenny McLean and Emi Buendia are ahead of him, with the former Leeds and West Ham man averaging a score of 6.76 per game in the top-flight.
This suggests that he has been one of Norwich’s top performing players this season, averaging 2.4 tackles, 1.5 interceptions 2.5 headers and 3.6 clearances per game this season.
He ranks in the top five for Norwich in all of these categories, showing how impressive he has been defensively across the board.
His injury now leaves Norwich with two senior fullbacks in the squad for the rest of the season. Max Aarons and Jamal Lewis are now Farke’s only options in those areas, meaning that one injury or suspension to either player will result in Farke wither having to hand an academy player a debut or play another player out of position at fullback.
