Bristol City will be without Kane Wilson for around four months after the wing-back underwent knee surgery this week.
Wilson felt the injury in the aftermath of his substitute appearance against QPR on October 1 and has not featured in a City squad since, with manager Nigel Pearson hoping the problem was just a “grumble”. But scans revealed something more serious and the 22-year-old has gone under the knife to fix the problem, which will keep him out of action until February next year.
Speaking after the 2-1 win over Preston North End on Wednesday night, when asked how long Wilson will be out for, Pearson replied: “Four months, something like that.”