Oviedo taken to hospital after suffering double leg fracture at Stevenage
Everton left-back Bryan Oviedo faces a lengthy period on the sidelines after suffering a horrific double leg fracture in the first-half of the 4-0 FA Cup fourth round win over Stevenage.
With just under 20 minutes gone in the game, and with Everton leading 1-0 through Steven Naismith, the Costa Rican tracked back but conceded a foul against Stevenage's Simon Heslop 30 yards from his own goal, but immediately looked in discomfort.
Mortified: Everton's Bryan Oviedo looks on in shock as he holds his broken leg
Replays showed the 23-year-old had suffered a nasty injury, immediately holding the lower half of his leg and ankle in shock.
It was confirmed after the game that he had suffered a clean break to his tibia and fibula.
Oviedo's team-mates looked away in their own discomfort, while club physios treated the player for around five minutes.
He was then taken off the field and into an ambulance, with Everton later Tweeting: 'Update on Bryan - he's been taken to hospital with a suspected broken leg. Get well soon, Oviedo Baby!'
'Bryan was trying to win the ball but unfortunately I think he has picked up a double fracture, the tibia and the fibula,' the Everton manager Roberto Martinez said.
Worry: Everton players surround team-mate Bryan Oviedo after his injury in the first-half
Quick: Everton team-mates and referee Anthony Taylor gesture towards the bench to allow physios on
'He is in hospital now. The medical department will make a decision now on whether surgery is needed.
'We will find out over the next 24 hours.
He had said just after the game: 'It's a real negative today, it is an unfortunate incident, we end up with Bryan picking up a bad injury and we need to give him as much suppport as we can.
'He is a really important player in the group and we all want a speedy recovery now.'
Goalscorer Steven Naismith said: 'Bryan is going to be the main concern to us, every member of the team will be looking out for him.'
Unfortunate: Simon Heslop is fouled by Bryan Oviedo, but the Costa Rican came out with a horrific injury
Assist: Everton physios hold Oviedo's ankle up after rushing onto the pitch
Unfortunate: Oviedo (left) injures himself challenging Stevenage's Simon Heslop
Source: Mail
