Phoenix sides lose internationals to injury

Having only just joined the Phoenix Sarpreet Singh could be out for eight weeks with injury PHOTO: WELLINGTON PHOENIX

The Wellington Phoenix have lost two New Zealand internationals to serious injuries ahead of their respective round 18 A-League matches.

Football Ferns fullback Lara Wall and All Whites attacking midfielder Sarpreet Singh will both be sidelined for up eight weeks.

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Wall tore her left calf in the defeat to Central Coast Mariners at Porirua Park on Sunday, while Singh injured the medial collateral ligament (MCL) in his left knee in his much anticipated Phoenix return against Western Sydney last Friday night.

Football Fern Lara Wall is likely to be out for the season and national representative games PHOTO: WELLINGTON PHOENIX

As well as potentially sidelining her for the remainder of the A-League regular season, the calf injury unfortunately rules Wall out of the Ferns’ upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup 2027 qualifiers in the Solomon Islands.

Singh is likely to miss the All Whites matches against Finland and Chile at Eden Park at the end of next month on top of the Phoenix men’s next five A-League matches.

All Whites fullback Tim Payne has also been ruled out of Saturday’s derby against Auckland FC with a hamstring injury.