FA Cup - Injured Jagielka to miss final

Eurosport - Sun, 26 Apr 08:50:00 2009

Everton defender Phil Jagielka needs an operation on a knee injury and will miss next month's FA Cup final against Chelsea.

FOOTBALL 2008-09 Premier League Everton defender Phil Jagielka after rupturing ACL against Manchester City - 0

The England international, who scored the winning penalty in the semi-final shootout against Manchester United, was carried off on a stretcher in Saturday's 2-1 Premier League defeat by Manchester City at Goodison Park.

"The scan has unfortunately confirmed what we already feared... that Phil will be out for the rest of the season," club physio Mike Rathbone told the club's official website.

"He has ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament and will undergo surgery in around 10 days time when the swelling has gone down. It's too early to estimate a return to action."

The latest setback for Everton follows an almost identical injury to midfielder Mikel Arteta in February and the long-term absence of forwards Yakubu and Victor Anichebe.

The FA Cup final takes place at Wembley on May 30.

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  1. David Moyes has got to win the manager of the season­ award who else has done better than him this season­ with all the injuries.

    From martin_scott87, on Tue 28 Apr 11:14AM

  2. Im an Everton fan and appreciate some of the comments­ made by people on this page for Jagielka and about the­ final it means a lot to Everton fans lets hope for a­ great day on May 30 and hope the F.A. cup comes home to­ merseyside. Get well soon Jags a true Everton great.

    From martin_scott87, on Tue 28 Apr 11:09AM

  3. Get well soon Jags

    From Hawkeyes, on Tue 28 Apr 10:10AM

  4. How much did it cost the chelskie S c u m to pay Man.c­ to damage our players!
    They know they cant beat us fair­ and square.

    From Hawkeyes, on Tue 28 Apr 10:09AM

  5. ohhhhhhhhhhhh dear good luck and we are going to beat­ you in the final

    From fourlloyds, on Sun 26 Apr 9:52PM

  6. ohhhhhhhhhhhh dear good luck and we are going to beat­ you in the final

    From fourlloyds, on Sun 26 Apr 9:27PM

  7. good luck to both teams......hope its an entertaining­ final.....
    get well soon jag...jag is a great­ player:)
    UNITED FAN:)

    From Davis K, on Sun 26 Apr 8:44PM

  8. Good player,get well soon..hope you don't miss him­ to much in the final. All the best for the final­ EVERTON!!.......UTD FAN.

    From David, on Sun 26 Apr 6:01PM

  9. get well soon jags. top pro

    From Greg, on Sun 26 Apr 12:31PM

  10. nice to see real fans on these pages. just because a­ player gets injured no need to make fun of his­ mis-fortune. real fans respect one anothers teams. good­ to see at last. good luck chelsea and everton make the­ final a great one......... form an everton fan!!!!!!!!­ get well soon jags.

    From al, on Sun 26 Apr 11:50AM

  11. @rhysbuddy you murderin t@*t, go and piss on your mates

    From evertonblue, on Sun 26 Apr 11:18AM

  12. Anything can happen in football, and Everton's­ defender Phil Jagielka's injury shows that, as a­ Chelsea supporter I obviously want Chelsea to win the­ final, but! I also hope Phil Jagielk's injury­ doesn't cause too much upset to true Evertonian­ supporters I'm sure the final will be just as­ thrilling whatever the outcome, get fit soon Phil...

    From Steve, on Sun 26 Apr 8:58AM

  13. I'm supporting Everton for the final.
    They deserve­ the win because they play like a proper­ "team".
    My "team" could learn a few­ lessons from them!
    Moyes has been superb this season,­ as well as in the past.
    Paul, Man City­ supporter......Good luck guys

    From fulabeer, on Sun 26 Apr 8:10AM

  14. Its that low life football mentality rises to the­ surface time and time again.

    Any player deserves­ encouragement and support from real sports fans­ irrespective of what team they follow.

    Watch the­ marathon this morning and learn the lesson that sport­ can provide if we simply grasp the opportunity.

    From GRAHAM R, on Sun 26 Apr 7:58AM

  15. Get fit soon Jags

    From aitch, on Sun 26 Apr 7:46AM
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    ESSIEN ESSIEN ESSIEN ESSIEN ESSIEN ESSIEN ESSIEN­ ESSIEN! ESSIEN ESSIEN ESSIEN ESSIEN ESSIEN ESSIEN­ ESSIEN ESSIEN!
    CHELSEA

    From Harry, on Sun 26 Apr 7:38AM

  17. Coming from a Chelsea point of view Everton could still­ do ok if they work hard with Lescott,Jo,Cahill they­ could all do some damage but Michael Essien should be­ on top form score a hatrick in Chelsea 6-4 Everton­ Essien 3 goals Deco 1 goal Malouda 1 goal Alex 1­ goal!!
    COME ON THE BLUES!!!!!!!

    From Harry, on Sun 26 Apr 7:34AM
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    good - he shouldn't be there anyway. Man U should­ have won. Everton couldn't even play with their­ 'teenagers'. Jagielka should have had a penalty­ against him. Moaning Moyes got into the ref;s head. He­ has talked himself out of the OT job, anyway!

    From pegez, on Sun 26 Apr 7:19AM

  19. Hahahaha comment 13 is probably the best and one of the­ funniest comments ever to grace the pages of yahoo­ sport!

    From airsoft_medic, on Sun 26 Apr 3:39AM
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    You chelsea Fagsssssss could not beat everton, you will­ get destrooyed by Barca!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    From barca_nr_1, on Sun 26 Apr 2:43AM
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