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The head injury suffered by Blackburn’s Corry Evans in January has been likened to the impact of a car accident or being hit in the face with a hammer.<\/p>\n
The Northern Ireland international midfielder scored and produced a man-of-the-match performance on his return to action in the 3-1 win over Bristol City<\/a> on Saturday, leaving Rovers a point away from the Championship playoffs.<\/p>\n Evans’ injury occurred during the first half of Rovers’ 1-1 draw at home to Preston on January 11 when he was accidentally kicked in the face causing a fractured skull and shattered eye socket.<\/p>\n “The first week back in training, one of the boys tried flicking the ball over my head and the ball hit me in the face,” Evans told Sky Sports News <\/em>of his tentative return.<\/p>\n “It hit me right up the nose. I had watery eyes but it was a good little tester!”<\/p>\n It was that moment that helped the 29-year-old ease into normality which culminated in his first outing in five months on Saturday.<\/p>\n “People kept asking me if I will be able to play again, how can I head a ball or go up for challenges, but I was reassured by the surgeon.<\/p>\n “You still have that doubt in the back of your mind but thankfully I’ve built my confidence back up.”<\/p>\n Evans was told early that the impact of the injury, although gruesome, would not threaten his career.<\/p>\n “They said they see a lot of these injuries with car crashes, falling off scaffolding, or being hit in the face with a hammer.<\/p>\n Watch Evans’ goal against Bristol City and more highlights from Blackburn’s victory at Ewood Park<\/p>\n “It was quite scary at the time but it was a great feeling to get back into the pitch. I was lucky it wasn’t my legs injured so I could keep fit.<\/p>\n “It was nice to get on the scoresheet, even though it may have been a cross!”<\/p>\n It could be a season of playoffs for Evans, his return a timely boost for the next Northern Ireland manager ahead of their Euro 2020 play-off semi-final against Bosnia and Herzegovina in October.<\/p>\n Premier League promotion is the immediate priority however, with just three points separating sixth and 12th.<\/p>\n Any playoff success would mean a meeting next season with his brother, Leicester defender Jonny.<\/p>\n “It’s too far ahead for talk of that!” says Corry. “It would be nice, we haven’t actually played against each other for clubs.<\/p>\n Tags:<\/b> Paul Gilmour, Sky Sports News reporter<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" <\/div>\n\n\n![\"Evans](\"https:\/\/e2.365dm.com\/20\/06\/768x432\/skysports-football-injury-black-eye_5019931.jpg?20200622125733\")
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<\/div>\n<\/div>\nEvans celebrates his goal in Rovers’ 3-1 win against Bristol City on Saturday<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\nSummary: <\/strong>
The head injury suffered by Blackburn's Corry Evans in January has been likened to the impact of a car accident or being hit in the face with a hammer.
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The head injury suffered by Blackburn’s Corry Evans in January has been likened to the impact of a car accident or being hit in the face with a hammer. The Northern Ireland international midfielder scored and produced a man-of-the-match performance on his return to action in the 3-1 win over Bristol City on Saturday, leaving Rovers a … Continue reading Corry Evans: Blackburn defender’s injury was similar to car accident or hammer impact<\/span><\/a> Continue Reading