David Moyes faces the prospect of the left half of his defence being absent from Thursday's Europa League quarter-final second leg against Lyon after Kurt Zouma came off with an ankle injury in the first period of a desperately flat Premier League defeat away to Brentford this afternoon.
Moyes' side face an even taller order in the second leg in France in four days' time, which is finely poised at 1-1, if Zouma is ruled out and Issa Diop, the squad's only other fit centre back, is partnered with Craig Dawson, who played today despite a suspected broken nose. Left back Aaron Cresswell is suspended having been sent off in the first leg.
Zouma will have a scan to determine the severity of the injury but Moyes said he was unsure how bad it was immediately after today's game. "Kurt has twisted his ankle," Moyes said. "We don't know how bad it is. We'll get him checked but I've not gotten a chance to speak to the medical team yet. Coming off is not a good sign but hopefully it's not too bad."
