Wolves are confident the head injury Rui Patricio suffered against Liverpool is not as severe as was first feared, and he did not require hospital treatment after the game.
The Portuguese goalkeeper is now recovering at home after a distressing collision in Monday night’s match where Patricio was accidentally struck in the head by Wolves captain Conor Coady’s knee as they attempted to stop Mohamed Salah scoring. The Egyptian’s goal was ruled out for offside.
The incident occurred in the 86th minute of the Premier League game, with play halted for 15 minutes while medics attended to Patricio on the pitch before he was immobilised and taken off on a stretcher.
Sky Sports News has now been told that Patricio was recovering well inside the stadium after the game and that he was chatty and relaxed when he left.
He was driven home by a physio, but didn’t require any treatment in hospital and will be closely monitored and reviewed today as the club strictly follows all post-concussion protocols.
Monitoring head injuries for 48 hours is crucial because some reactions can be delayed and even if Patricio shows no further symptoms, he will have to follow a staged return to play programme.
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Wolves head coach Nuno Espirito Santo confirms that goalkeeper Rui Patricio is conscious after a clash with team-mate Conor Coady in the defeat to Liverpool.
Speaking immediately after last night’s game, Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo said: “He’s OK, he’s conscious, totally conscious, he remembers what happened, he is aware, so the doctor tells me he’s OK.
“All these situations when there’s a concussion in the head gets all of us worried, but he’s OK, so he’s going to recover so everything’s OK.”
Because of the international break, Wolves don’t play again until Monday April 5.
It was a particularly upsetting injury for the Wolves players to witness with Raul Jimenez in the stands last night for the game – the forward still recovering from fracturing his skull against Arsenal in November.