Statement made as Newcastle United favourite with 213 appearances suffers car crash
Paul Dummett missed his debut for Carlisle United against Bradford City after being involved in a car crash.
A short-term contract until the end of the campaign has seen the 33-year-old link up with former Newcastle United teammate Mike Williamson, who manages the Cumbrians. Dummett spent time at Wigan Athletic earlier this season following his release from the Magpies.
The versatile defender spent 23 years at Newcastle having joined the club aged nine. However, injury struggles plus United’s meteoric post-takeover rise resulted in Dummett falling down Eddie Howe’s pecking order.
First-team football awaits in League Two and Dummett was set to make his debut yesterday. A car crash on Friday morning derailed those plans as the Kenton native was sent to hospital with cuts and bruises.
"Mike Williamson has confirmed that Paul Dummett missed today's game after he was involved in a car accident yesterday,” a Carlisle statement read. “He's got a couple of cuts and bruises, but no serious injuries. Paul will be back in full training on Monday."
Former Toon centre-back Williamson provided an update after Carlisle’s 1-0 defeat to Bradford. Dummett is on the mend and should make his debut for the club next week
"He's ok," Williamson said. “It was a car crash and he had to just go and get checked over. There's nothing else that's going to be ongoing. We just felt as though with the situation and the day he spent (being assessed in hospital), it wasn't advisable to involve him today.
"But he will be hopefully fit and ready to go next week. He was in (on Saturday). He saw the doc (club doctor). I think he's just been checked over and everything's fine. So he'll be good to go. He'll be in training on Monday and we expect him to be fit next weekend."