ESPN.com · Sep 14, 2017
Burnley's Tom Heaton faces long spell out after shoulder surgery - Dyche
A forthright Sean Dyche says he told Frank de Boer that Crystal Palace deserved more from the game at Turf Moor.Burnley goalkeeper Tom Heaton has had surgery on a dislocated shoulder and is likely to be out for months, manager Sean Dyche has said.
Heaton, 31, who has been capped three times by England, suffered the injury after landing awkwardly during the first half of the 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace last weekend.
He underwent surgery on Wednesday and Dyche told a news conference on Thursday: "It won't be weeks, it will be a longer period.
"It [the surgery] was successful in its immediacy. I'm told that went very well.