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Watford suffer major injury blow, Janmaat is ruled out for six weeks

According to Sky Sports, Watford defender Daryl Janmaat has picked up a knee injury and will be out of action for up to six weeks. The 29-year-old’s representatives released a statement detailing the extent of his injury and ruled him out of Saturday’s Premier League meeting with Arsenal and their upcoming clashes with Bournemouth on October 6 and Wolverhampton Wanderers on October 20.

The statement reads: “Daryl Janmaat will not take action in the coming weeks. The 29-year-old player of Watford FC and international of the Dutch national team has undergone a minor intervention on his meniscus and is expected to be off for five to six weeks.