Sheffield United v Swansea City: Rampant Blades sweat on George Baldock injury ahead of Blackburn Rovers test

Baldock limped-off towards the end of today’s 4-0 win over Swansea City, heading straight down the tunnel for treatment on what appeared to be a knee injury.

The 28-year-old had earlier scored a superb first-half goal, smashing a volley past Andy Fisher after Morgan Gibbs-White’s opener.

With fellow right-sided wing-back Jayden Bogle already ruled out of action - and Heckingbottom admitting his problem could be worse than first feared - United will be forced to reshuffle their rearguard against the visitors from Ewood Park if Baldock does not recover in time.

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“We need to scan George,” Heckingbottom said. “Our workload shifted after Christmas, when we had games getting called off left right and centre because of Covid-19 and things. Because of that, we expected some soft tissue injuries. But we’ve been really unlucky since then I think.”

Speaking before the meeting with City, which also saw Billy Sharp find the back of the net before Gibbs-White bagged his second, Heckingbottom suggested United were “hoping to manage” Bogle through until the end of the season after he was diagnosed with a knee complaint.

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But after watching his team climb to sixth in the table, Heckingbottom said: “We’ve got another one with Jayden. I don’t know too much about it but it’s not looking great at the moment. But that’s what the squad is there for.”

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