Burnley interim boss Mike Jackson has revealed that his side are sweating on the fitness of James Tarkowski ahead of Sunday’s game against Tottenham Hotspur.
The Clarets are currently level on points with Everton in the Premier League table. Both sides are two points clear of Leeds United and have a game in hand on the Whites.
Frank Lampard’s side host Brentford this weekend, while Burnley are away to Tottenham, with Leeds at home to Brighton on the same day. And Jackson has told how Tarkowski is a major doubt for the game in the capital after feeling his hamstring tighten in the defeat to Aston Villa at Turf Moor last weekend.
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"We're still waiting on Tarky, I wouldn't push or risk anybody if they were injured, if the players are right to play and fit enough then they will be up for selection,” the Clarets interim boss said.
"They're just managing it, they've not really looked at it properly in terms of that [a scan]. We'll have to find out a bit more. For him [Tarkowski] it's an everyday thing."
Jackson then added: "Fingers crossed [he's not out for the season]. That is what we want and hope. It is a day by day thing with injuries, some lads respond quicker and heal quicker than others.
"We have a report from the doctor in the morning and they will give us an update and we will speak about it day by day.
"Tarky has been out doing some running today, it is about making the right decision for him and the rest of the group and what we think will be right on the day."
Sunday's game in the capital is also likely to come too soon for forward Jay Rodriguez, with Jackson saying: "I've seen it before — and the doctor has said to us — you can have scans and they can say it's this, this and this, but it's the symptoms that you're treating more than anything else and the guy that it is.
"I've seen it with hamstrings before where they've said 'he's out, he's done', then a week to 10 days later there's no problem. We just judge it on the person, his symptoms and how he's responding to his treatment."
