Bolton striker Victor Adeboyejo is set for a spell on the sidelines after unusually picking up an injury following a powerful sneeze.
Adeboyejo was set to feature for the League One side in their EFL Trophy clash with Barrow on Tuesday but was forced to pull out of the squad.
Bolton went on to win the game 3-2 on Tuesday but manager Ian Evatt was left ruing his fortune as he revealed the unusual circumstances that led to the striker’s absence on the night.
‘Victor has been suffering with a nasty back injury and a sneeze set it off yesterday [Monday] believe it or not,’ Evatt told The Bolton News.
‘We have had it scanned and should have the results very soon, everyone remembers the challenge at Charlton, he was okay at the time.
‘But then he had a pretty hefty sneeze – now Victor is a powerful boy and even his sneezes are powerful.
‘He felt a bit of a crack in between his ribs and we are hopeful it is just a cartilage or muscular issue but until we had a good look at the scan we won’t know.
‘I have to start having a long look at myself when players start getting injured sneezing. That is just the way things seem to be going at the moment, but we have to deal with it.’
Adeboyejo scored for Bolton on opening day against Leyton Orient but has started just one game so far this season.
The 26-year-old notched up ten goals in the league last season and was linked with a move away from Wanderers in the summer.
Bolton currently find themselves 18th in England’s third tier after just one win from their opening four games.
Evatt’s side are one of the favourites for promotion having narrowly missed out last season, losing to Oxford United 2-0 in the play-off final.
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