[GRAPHIC CONTENT] EPL Star Shares Picture Of His Nasty Injury That Requires 13 Stiches

A photo has revealed the full extent of Stephen Ireland's injury, which left the midfielder needing '12-13 stitches' after Mayno...

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A photo has revealed the full extent of Stephen Ireland's injury, which left the midfielder needing '12-13 stitches' after Maynor Figueroa's horror challenge left a three inch gash in his calf.

The Stoke City player was taken off at half time and the prognosis of the nasty injury is likely to keep him out of action for a minimum of three weeks.

Figueroa is unlikely to receive a ban with any potential retrospective action hinging on referee Neil Swarbrick and his officials' prognosis of who saw the challenge. It is understood at least one of them did witness the incident.