Luckless 'keeper out for rest of season

Ken Westoby will play no further part in the Hornets' fight against relegation after being diagnosed with a torn cruciate ligament in his knee. The goalkeeper has been playing understudy to Michael Hunter in recent weeks but was handed a rare outing in last Tuesday's cup tie at Southwick, only to fall awkwardly just half an hour's play. Boss Hugo Langton expressed his disappointment for the former Horsham Youth team 'keeper in an interview with the West Sussex County Times.

"Unfortunately Ken will need a long lay-off. He’s done his cruciate ligament in his knee which was revealed in the scan result yesterday (Tuesday) so we’re looking at him being out until around the end of the year. He certainly won’t be back for the rest of the season but he’s a fit young man so that will work in his favour.

I’ve said to him this football club will look after him and when he comes back he’ll still very much be a Horsham player. I’m gutted for him because I understand he’s done it before and it’s unfortunate. The lad’s not played a game for a while and then 30 minutes in he has to be hospitalised. It sums up our season.”

Langton says he does not expect to draft in another goalkeeper as back up for Hunter because defender Calum McGeehan can also play in goal.