Former Liverpool defender Neco Williams has suffered a nasty injury after colliding with Nottingham Forest team-mate Brennan Johnson. During Wednesday’s meeting with Brighton at the City Ground, Williams went for a header and his face clashed with the boot of Johnson, who was attempting a clearance. Medical staff attended to Williams on the pitch, placing him in the recovery position as blood poured from his mouth before he was stretchered off. He was then taken to hospital where it was diagnosed that he had fractured his jaw. Williams will now undergo surgery on Thursday and is set to miss the rest of the season, with Forest only having five games remaining over the next month.
Williams had been a regular for Forest since his £17 million move from Anfield last summer, making 31 appearances in this season’s Premier League, starting 20 of them. He netted his first goal for the club in their 3-2 loss to Liverpool at Anfield, showing respect to his former side by not celebrating. Forest pulled off a spectacular 3-1 victory over Brighton which has given Liverpool further hope in their push for a European spot. In their player ratings for that game, the Nottingham Post awarded Williams an 8.5 out of 10, level with Morgan Gibbs-White and Taiwo Awoniyi and behind only match-winner Danilo.
Get well soon, Neco! You’ll Never Walk Alone!