Sunderland striker Kevin Phillips could miss the start of the season after being injured in his sleep. The England forward revealed that he picked up a mystery knee injury in bed during the club's training stint in France last week.

Now it threatens to force him out of the Premiership opener against Arsenal on Saturday week.

Phillips said: "I went to bed at the end of a day's training and woke up with an injured knee. I don't know how it happened.

"I could have twisted it in my sleep or it could be something I did in training which took a while to swell up. I could understand it if I'd been kicked but it was nothing like that.

Dave Beasant and Tony Adams have never quite been the same after mysterious injuries.

-- Anonymous, August 08, 2000

Answers

There might be something in this voodoo lark whehey.

-- Anonymous, August 08, 2000

well down here down here in australia an AFL player (national sport) went to bed with and ice pack on and in the morning moved to quickly and tore ligaments! another one was laying on the sofa and his m8 sat on his leg ad broke it :P

-- Anonymous, August 08, 2000

Tony,

Excellent work1 Can you try it on Frank LePoof please?

-- Anonymous, August 08, 2000

Le Poof - no can do, I need hair some of his hair you see.

-- Anonymous, August 08, 2000

Wasn't there a player last season injured by ironing board? Can't remember which team he was on.

-- Anonymous, August 08, 2000

an Ironing board? My that voodoo must be amazing if you can get ironing borads too ;))

Well Gazza was crocked gettin' outa bed wasn't he?

-- Anonymous, August 08, 2000

What the hell was he doing ironing board anyway?

I've left already so sshhh!

-- Anonymous, August 08, 2000

Welcome back Spence!

-- Anonymous, August 08, 2000