Joe Willock Injury: Stretchered off in preseason

Willock was stretchered off the field in a preseason match due to an apparent serious ankle injury, according to manager Eddie Howe, per Craig Hope of The Daily Mail. "I don't have a major update yet, but it didn't look great on the pitch. But at this moment, it doesn't look like a major, major injury. And fingers crossed it's not, because Joe has suffered enough. Hopefully he's ok."

Willock looks to be heading to the sidelines to begin the 2025/26 campaign, continuing his brutal stretch with injuries, as he looked to suffer a serious injury after going down and calling to the sidelines immediately for a stretcher while holding his ankle. It doesn't appear the club is much more positive about the situation, with their manager also expecting a major injury. He will now wait for his results and hope for the best news possible, as he has struggled with injuries in the past two seasons. While he appeared in 32 league matches last season, he still managed just 1,074 minutes, something he doesn't seem likely to surpass in the new campaign with a new injury.