Hull Cityhave today confirmed that Uruguayan striker Abel Hernandez is facing a month on the sidelines after the striker injured his groin in the side's win over Southampton on Sunday.
The striker, substituted in the ninth minute at the weekend, haswithdrawn from the Uruguay squad which is set to play the Republic of Ireland this weekend.
� | Abel Hernández will be sidelined for around a month with the groin injury he picked up in the weekend win against @SouthamptonFC pic.twitter.com/Tkfr2cw2ey
Another player substituted by the Tigers against Southampton was young striker Will Keane. A summer signing from Manchester United,the extent of his injury is yet to be confirmed
However,the club havestatedthat there was swelling around the 23-year-old's knee after the game. The full diagnosis is expected to be released next week.
The two injuries will come as devastating newsfor Hull as they find themselves sat in the relegation zonein the Premier League table.
However, with only three points separating themselves and 15th placed Middlesbrough, Hull will be looking to the services of on-loan Dynamo Kiev strikerDieumerci Mbokani to help provide the goals now that Keane and Hernandez are out.
Mbokani, who himself has just returned from a spell on the treatment table, will be hoping to use his Premier League experience to start getting the goals Hull so desperately need.
� | Good luck to all of our players who have headed off to represent their countries during the international break pic.twitter.com/LR3v1Zcl3O
Having had a very tough start to the campaign, facing the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea,Hull will be hoping no more of theirplayers sustain anyinjuries away on international duty.
The end of November also sees Hull visit Newcastle in the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup andprogression in the competition could be the confidence boost Hull need.
ManagerMike Phelan hasone of the league's smallestsquads, and he'llbe needinghis best players to be back as soon as possibleto stand a chance of beating the high-flying Geordies.