Football: Chris Wood 'touch and go' to play this week

Burnley's Chris Wood sits injured, during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Burnley, at the Etihad Stadium, in Manchester, England. Photo / AP.

A collective sigh of relief for All Whites fans with some good news on the injury front for striker Chris Wood.

Wood left the field 20 minutes into his Burnley side's 3-0 English Premier League defeat at Manchester City on Sunday with a hamstring injury.

Burnley manager Sean Dyche said today that Wood was 'touch and go' to play in Tuesday's (NZT) clash against Newcastle. The fact his is even in consideration will be good news for New Zealand Football ahead of the World Cup qualification matches against Peru next month.

"Woody has a chance, but he is touch and go for Monday," Dyche told the Burnley Express.

"He's responded well to treatment, and it's not a deep-seated problem, but we have to make sure with him."

Wood's absence would be terrible news for the All Whites, who face Peru in Wellington on November 11, and in Lima five days later.

Burnley Express football writer Chris Boden has told the Devlin Radio Show that Burnley won't risk Wood, which is good news for New Zealand Football.

Listen: Chris Boden on the Devlin Radio Show

"The manager has said he's touch and go. But for anyone who is unfamiliar with Sean Dyche, basically if Chris isn't 100 percent fit to do a job on Monday night, he won't be risked in any way, shape or form." Boden told the Devlin Radio Show.

"I imagine he'll be certainly OK to join up with New Zealand."