Premier League star to undergo surgery for broken jaw after 'very violent' challenge

Bournemouth star Alex Scott will undergo surgery after suffering a broken jaw against . The midfielder went down just seven minutes into the match after a challenge by and was eventually substituted at half-time.

The Cherries fell to a 1-0 defeat against Unai Emery's side after in first half stoppage time. were unable to find their way back into the game at the Vitality Stadium and, in a double whammy, have now seen their young midfield maestro ruled out for the final two matches of the season.

suffered a displaced fracture after attempting to take advantage of a loose touch from Mings and was caught by the defender's elbow as a result. The 21-year-old required lengthy treatment on the field before later going down under a second challenge from Amadou Onana.

"AFC Bournemouth can confirm that midfielder Alex Scott has suffered a fractured jaw following a collision during yesterday’s game with Aston Villa," the club said in a statement. "The 21-year-old went down seven minutes into the match after contact from Villa defender, Tyrone Mings, and was later substituted at half-time after being unable to continue.

"Scans have since revealed a displaced fracture and Scott will undergo surgery to stabilise the jaw. He will miss the remainder of the season and have the full support of the club and its medical team throughout the recovery process."

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Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola was left furious that Mings went unpunished for his challenge on Scott. The Spanish coach was left perplexed that Villa star Jacob Ramsey was later shown a second yellow card and sent off given that Mings was not even cautioned.

"The second yellow that Ramsey received is not a second yellow," the Spaniard told Sport. "Tyrone Mings knows what he is doing, he knew where Alex was. It was very violent.

"The value of a red card in the sixth minute or the 80th minute is very different. He sees Alex coming and for me it is very dangerous.

"He was almost knocked out. After the elbow we didn't know if he could continue. He wanted to continue but he was not 100%. It [was] a very violent elbow."

Bournemouth have fixtures against and City before the end of the season and can finish as high as eighth and low as 12th in the division. The club's best finish was ninth in the 2016/17 season and they currently sit 10th having ended last season in 15th.

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