Newcastle keeper Rob Elliot stretchered off in Ireland friendly By Rory O'Callaghan
Last Updated: 30/03/16 12:13pm
Newcastle goalkeeper Rob Elliot was stretchered off with a "serious" knee injury while on international duty with the Republic of Ireland. Elliot was hurt 14 minutes into Ireland's friendly draw with Slovakia on Tuesday as Miroslav Stoch opened the scoring. West Ham 'keeper Darren Randolph came on to replace him, with Elliot taken to hospital for a scan. Republic boss Martin O'Neill was downcast as he revealed the early signs were not promising, with the indications that Elliot has suffered ligament damage.
He said: "He's not great. He's got a serious knee injury. It's a real disappointment and obviously a dampener on the evening, particularly when he is getting his career together.
"He was going really well at Newcastle and looking forward to the game and coming here into the squad with a lot of confidence.
"I have just spoken to the doctor and he's not happy."
Asked if Elliot's season could be over, O'Neill added: "It might be too early for me to be making those assumptions. I was asking the doctor before I came out.
"I hope to see Rob - I think he's coming back to the hotel later on - but I don't think it's good."
Newcastle are already without the services of first-choice keeper Tim Krul, who ruptured a cruciate ligament while on international duty with the Netherlands in October.
Former Nottingham Forest keeper Karl Darlow is likely to replace Elliot at St James' Park, should the Irishman fail to recover for Saturday's Premier League game away at Norwich.
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