Striker Chris Wood has pulled out of New Zealand's friendly with China on Sunday due to a thigh injury and will return to Premier League side Nottingham Forest for further treatment, All Whites interim coach Darren Bazeley has confirmed.Wood travelled to Auckland for the first of two matches against the C
Striker Chris Wood has pulled out of New Zealand's friendly with China on Sunday due to a thigh injury and will return to Premier League side Nottingham Forest for further treatment, All Whites interim coach Darren Bazeley has confirmed.
"We've been monitoring Chris ever since he arrived but he didn't travel with the team yesterday, he stayed in Auckland for some consultation," said Bazeley after his team's arrival in Wellington for the second meeting with China. "Chris is not a player you take risks with. He did come with the full intention of playing. You know Chris, he wants to play every game.
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