{"id":299339,"date":"2023-12-07T17:24:28","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T17:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=299339"},"modified":"2023-12-07T17:24:28","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T17:24:28","slug":"bryan-mbeumo-faces-weeks-on-the-sidelines-with-a-bad-ankle-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/soccer\/bryan-mbeumo-faces-weeks-on-the-sidelines-with-a-bad-ankle-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Bryan Mbeumo faces &apos;weeks&apos; on the sidelines with a &apos;bad&apos; ankle injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Bryan Mbeumo faces &#8216;weeks&#8217; on the sidelines with a &#8216;bad&#8217; ankle injury&#8230; after the Brentford star limped off in their defeat against Brighton<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bryan Mbeumo suffered the ankle injury in the first half of the defeat to Brighton\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Brentford boss Thomas Frank revealed Mbeumo is expected to be out for weeks\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>IAN LADYMAN reveals the GREATEST weapon a manager has against a journalist &#8211; Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Brentford manager Thomas Frank has confirmed\u00a0Bryan Mbeumo is facing weeks out with an ankle injury after limping off against Brighton.<\/p>\n<p>Mbeumo scored the opening goal in Brentford&#8217;s 2-1 defeat against Brighton on Wednesday night, after the Cameroon international put the Bees ahead from the penalty spot.<\/p>\n<p>The forward was forced off in the 40th minute after rolling his ankle when attempting to defend against Pascal Gross.<\/p>\n<p>Frank admitted that Mbuemo&#8217;s injury was &#8216;bad&#8217; and expects the forward to be out for weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Mbuemo is Brentford&#8217;s top scorer this season with seven goals in the Premier League, with the forward helping to fill the void left by the suspended Ivan Toney.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/07\/16\/78699431-12838211-image-a-18_1701967147072.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bryan Mbeumo limped off during Brentford&#8217;s 2-1 defeat against Brighton on Wednesday night<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/07\/16\/78699449-12838211-image-a-19_1701967153981.jpg\" height=\"419\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The forward rolled his ankle in a collision with Brighton&#8217;s Pascal Gross in the first half<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/07\/16\/78700421-12838211-image-a-20_1701967209298.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Brentford boss Thomas Frank vowed to find a solution with\u00a0Mbuemo adding to their absentees<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It is bad,&#8217; Frank said. &#8216;He&#8217;ll have a scan later, but we don&#8217;t know the exact number of weeks he will be out.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;He will definitely not play on Saturday [against Sheffield United], and he will be out for weeks. We will know more in the next couple of days.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It was hard to replace Ivan, but we found a way. It&#8217;s the same this time \u2013 we&#8217;ll find a way. That&#8217;s what we normally do.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Do I want Ivan and Bryan in my team? Any day: Yes. But that&#8217;s football &#8211; it happens sometimes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;We will find a solution and other players are ready to step up.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Mbeumo is one of eight Brentford players currently on the sidelines through injury.<\/p>\n<p>Frank has expressed optimism over Mikkel Damsgaard&#8217;s fitness, after the Danish international played the final 20 minutes on his return from injury on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Brentford remain 11th in the Premier League following their midweek defeat against Brighton.<\/p>\n<p>The Bees will attempt to respond on Saturday when they travel to Bramall Lane to face relegation threatened Sheffield United.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12838211\/Bryan-Mbeumo-faces-weeks-sidelines-ankle-injury.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bryan Mbeumo faces &#8216;weeks&#8217; 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