Skip to main content

Martin Boyle Hibs injury concerns shrugged off as Graham Arnold pencils him in for Australia qualifier

The winger didn't travel with the Socceroos for the 7-0 thrashing of Bangladesh on Wednesday but will feature against Palestine.

Martin Boyle
Martin Boyle

Martin Boyle will be risked by Australia in their crucial World Cup qualifier against Palestine in Kuwait, according to manager Graham Arnold.


Boyle's minutes have plummeted at Hibernian recently after nursing a knee injury and the Socceroos came to a decision with the Easter Road club that they wouldn't fly him Down Under for their World Cup qualifying tie with Bangladesh in Melbourne yesterday. Australia ran out 7-0 winners and top Group I, but Arnold has made has made it clear he will do all he can to have Boyle travel to Kuwait for their next game against Palestine on November 21.


He said: "After speaking to the medical staff from his club, they were a little bit concerned that he wouldn’t be able to fly out to Australia. It was just mainly down to the fact that it was on the knee that had the ACL, the swelling, and the long flight that could have made his knee swell up again.

Article continues below
READ MORE: Transfer news LIVE as Celtic and Rangers plus Aberdeen, Hearts and Hibs eye signingsREAD MORE: Leigh Griffiths' life after Celtic takes next step as he lands Mandurah player-coach role

"The best thing to do was to leave him over in Scotland. I also spoke to Nick Montgomery and I am 100 per cent sure he will be fit for the Palestine game. He trained for four days with Hibs and he’ll join us as soon as we get across to Kuwait."

Hibs boss Montgomery admitted last week they would discuss Boyle's fitness with the Aussie medical staff. He said: "If we feel he’s good to go then there are no problems but if we feel there are any issues then our medical staff will speak with the Australian medical staff. "

Follow Daily Record:


Hibernian FCNick MontgomeryWorld Cup qualifiersMartin Boyle
reach logo

At Reach and across our entities we and our partners use information collected through cookies and other identifiers from your device to improve experience on our site, analyse how it is used and to show personalised advertising. You can opt out of the sale or sharing of your data, at any time clicking the "Do Not Sell or Share my Data" button at the bottom of the webpage. Please note that your preferences are browser specific. Use of our website and any of our services represents your acceptance of the use of cookies and consent to the practices described in our Privacy Notice and Cookie Notice.