Nottingham Forest's Danilo discharged from hospital after horrific ankle injury | Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest midfielder Danilo has vowed to be “back soon” after breaking his ankle just seven minutes into the new Premier League season.

The 23-year-old sustained the nasty injury when he went down awkwardly following an early aerial challenge with Antoine Semenyo in Forest's 1-1 draw. He required nine minutes of treatment, with club staff shielding him from the crowd with blankets, and was immediately taken to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham.

Danilo was able to return home later on Saturday and posted on Instagram: “Hey guys, I'm stopping by to tell you that I'm fine, thank God, and that I'm already home. We'll be back soon and thank you all for the supportive messages.”

Forest manager Nuno Espírito Santo had already confirmed that Danilo would have a long break ahead of him. “It's terrible for everyone,” said Nuno. “We will miss him, not only on the pitch. We know him, always smiling, always happy. He is a very important player for us. We wish him all the best.”

Nuno added that “not only our players” were affected by the incident, but “everyone who was involved in the stadium. It stays in the players' minds.” Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola added: “We could see immediately [the seriousness of the injury]I realized it was going to be very bad.”

Forest took the lead shortly after Danilo's injury when Chris Wood struck, but Semenyo grabbed a point for the visitors in the 86th minute. Bournemouth were without record signing Evanilson, whose move from Porto for a fee in excess of £40m was not completed in time for him to play at the City Ground.

Lilles Gomes is “doing well” after head injury

Lille midfielder Angel Gomes is “doing well” after being hospitalized with a serious head injury, club president Olivier Letang said.

Lille's first Ligue 1 match against Reims was halted for more than 30 minutes as 23-year-old Gomes required treatment on the pitch after a collision with Reims midfielder Amadou Kone. The 23-year-old was taken away on a stretcher. Lille coach Bruno Génésio said he was “very, very scared” of the injury that left Gomes unconscious.

“Angel Gomes is doing pretty well, but we will wait and see how he spends the night and what other tests he does before we can talk about a definitive 'happy ending',” said Letang after the match, which Lille won 2-0.

“The latest news is quite reassuring, but it is better to be cautious,” said Génésio in a post-match interview. “Angel asked if he would play [next] Saturday, which is a good sign if he has a sense of humor. For me, tonight's game was secondary.” Reuters