Shane Long to miss six weeks with punctured lung

Southampton striker Shane Long suffers a punctured lung in an injury that rules him out of action for six weeks.

Published: January 27 2015 | 00:57

Last updated: January 27 2015 | 10:36

Southampton striker Shane Long has been ruled out for six weeks after suffering a punctured lung in Saturday's 3-2 defeat to Crystal Palace in the FA Cup.

The Irishman sustained the injury, along with two broken ribs, in a collision with Palace defender Joel Ward at St Mary's.

Saints boss Ronald Koeman could now dip into the transfer market as Long's absence leaves him with just one fit striker - Graziano Pelle.

Koeman's side sit third in the Premier League table as the South Coast club look to qualify for the Champions League.

The transfer window closes on February 2.

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1	Liverpool	19	14	4	1	47	19	28	46
2	Arsenal	20	11	7	2	39	18	21	40
3	Nottingham Forest Nott'm Forest	20	12	4	4	29	19	10	40
4	Chelsea	20	10	6	4	39	24	15	36
5	Newcastle United Newcastle	20	10	5	5	34	22	12	35
6	Manchester City Man City	20	10	4	6	36	27	9	34
7	Bournemouth	20	9	6	5	30	23	7	33
8	Aston Villa	20	9	5	6	30	32	-2	32
9	Fulham	20	7	9	4	30	27	3	30
10	Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton	20	6	10	4	30	29	1	28
11	Brentford	20	8	3	9	38	35	3	27
12	Tottenham Hotspur Spurs	20	7	3	10	42	30	12	24
13	Manchester United Man Utd	20	6	5	9	23	28	-5	23
14	West Ham United West Ham	20	6	5	9	24	39	-15	23
15	Crystal Palace	20	4	9	7	21	28	-7	21
16	Everton	19	3	8	8	15	25	-10	17
17	Wolverhampton Wanderers Wolves	20	4	4	12	31	45	-14	16
18	Ipswich Town Ipswich	20	3	7	10	20	35	-15	16
19	Leicester City Leicester	20	3	5	12	23	44	-21	14
20	Southampton	20	1	3	16	12	44	-32	6