Chuks Aneke, a striker for Charlton Athletic, will undergo a hamstring scan today after leaving the game against Reading, according to Michael Appleton.
Aneke has recently been back in the lineup for Charlton Athletic. The striker made his first start in the victory over Exeter City after previously appearing as a substitute, and his second came over the weekend against Reading at home.
He netted in the 4-0 win over the Royals too, but was forced to withdraw from the action shortly after the hour-mark. And, given how he’s struggled with injuries before, there was instant concern over the 30-year-old.
Ahead of the midweek clash with Lincoln City, ex-Imps boss Appleton has issued an early update on the Charlton Athletic man.
As quoted by the club’s official website, Appleton said that Aneke is poised for a scan today and then the Addicks will know more on the extent of the injury. Reassuringly, the striker is in ‘reasonable spirits’, but there’s no early judgement on the extent of the concern. He said:
“We’ll know a little bit more tomorrow. I believe he is being scanned tomorrow.
“Once we get the results back from the scan we’ll have a little bit of a better idea. He seems to be in reasonable spirits considering I know he’s got a little bit of a history with his hamstring. I think it’s one where we don’t want to get too far ahead of ourselves and second guess anything until we get the results.”
Fingers crossed
Aneke has shown what an asset he can be for Charlton Athletic before and after managing a goal and an assist in his last two games, it is hoped he can get back to his dangerous best under Appleton. However, given the history with injuries he’s got, the Addicks will know they should lean on the side of caution regarding his fitness.
Aneke has scored 25 goals in 97 games during the course of his two stints at The Valley, giving him a total of 55 goals and 27 assists in 195 League One outings. They’ll be sure to handle this carefully because keeping him healthy could be essential to their success this season.
Under Appleton’s leadership, Charlton Athletic is still unbeaten, having won four and drawn three games in all competitions. They want to move up from 10th in the League One standings, so they’ll be eager to keep that streak continuing today against Lincoln.
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