Stoke City wait on Joe Allen's fitness after Wales midfielder suffers concussion in World Cup qualifier
- Stoke hopeful Joe Allen will be fit for Premier League clash at Manchester City
- The 27-year-old was forced off in Wales' World Cup qualifying defeat by Ireland
- Allen suffered head injury in clash with opponent and will be checked by Stoke
Stoke City are hopeful midfielder Joe Allen will be fit for their Premier League clash at Manchester City on Saturday despite suffering concussion while on Wales duty.
The 27-year-old was forced off in Wales' 1-0 World Cup qualifying defeat to the Republic of Ireland on Monday, which ended their hopes of qualifying for the tournament in Russia next year.
He suffered a head injury in a collision with David Meyler in Cardiff and will be checked over by club on Thursday.
Stoke City are hopeful Joe Allen will be fit for their Premier League clash at Manchester City
The 27-year-old was forced off in Wales' 1-0 World Cup qualifying defeat to Ireland on Monday
'Joe is an early doubt, but we are still hopeful on him for the weekend although he did have to come off last night after suffering a bang to his head,' assistant manager Mark Bowen said.
'We haven't seen him today because he only arrived back home late last night, and we wanted to give him the next 48 hours to make sure he is ready to come in on Thursday.
'We didn't see any real need to get him in this morning, so fingers crossed he is OK and available for the game on Saturday.
'There is protocol to follow with injuries of this nature, which we will of course follow - the doctor will go around later today to see him, but he will come back in on Thursday and we will assess him then.'
Allen suffered a head injury in a clash with David Meyler and will be checked over by his club
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