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title: "Wolves: Fans react as Tim Spiers delivers injury update on Ruben Vinagre"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/wolves-fans-react-as-tim-spiers-delivers-injury-update-on-ruben-vinagre/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Jonny Gorrie"
section: "Premier League"
published: "2020-02-18T12:20:11Z"
modified: "2020-02-18T12:20:11Z"
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# Wolves: Fans react as Tim Spiers delivers injury update on Ruben Vinagre

**Taking to Twitter last night, the Athletic’s Wolves correspondent Tim Spiers reported that Wolves’ Ruben Vinagre should return to action soon after missing the last month of action with a hamstring injury. Indeed, after the Portuguese was taken off during January’s FA Cup loss to Manchester United, manager Nuno described his absence as a ‘massive blow’ (per the [Express and Star](https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2020/01/17/nuno-sees-ruben-vinagre-injury-as-a-massive-blow/)) but Spiers suggests that a return could be reasonably imminent.**

> Ruben Vinagre should be back involved before long. He's out training again at Compton [#WWFC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — Tim Spiers (@TimSpiers) [February 17, 2020](https://twitter.com/TimSpiers/status/1229506124900110336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Believed to be training again, the 20-year-old trails only Adama Traore and Joao Moutinho – both of whom couldn’t start against Leicester City on Friday night due to injury – when it comes to crosses attempted per match (0.7, per [WhoScored](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/161/Show/England-Wolverhampton-Wanderers)), suggesting the Old Gold could be in for more natural width as a result. Given the fact Wolves win on average 20.8 aerial duels per match (the ninth-highest in the division), that could be a real threat going into the business end of competitions both on these shores and abroad.

With that in mind, here’s a look at how fans reacted to Spiers’ update on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/JustinL1977\_/status/1229506528564195328

> Fair play to him, but it's a bit late.
>
> — ◾🔶️ Scott Patterson 🔶️◾ (@scottyp\_1991) [February 17, 2020](https://x.com/scottyp_1991/status/1229507048330711041?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/MartinDanks/status/1229509296032870400

> Did the injury affect his ability to do loads and loads and loads of stepovers?
>
> — Paul C (@pablowolfo) [February 17, 2020](https://twitter.com/pablowolfo/status/1229511613876785152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

https://twitter.com/JustinL1977\_/status/1229506528564195328

> Yay
>
> — Alex (@Alexwwfc\_) [February 17, 2020](https://twitter.com/Alexwwfc_/status/1229506235453648897?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

***How much have Wolves missed Vinagre? Join the discussion by commenting below…***