Bristol City defender Kal Naismith has been ruled out for around 10 days with a calf injury, with Nigel Pearson admitting the club initially feared the Scot would be missing for much longer.
Naismith left the field just before half-time in Tuesday’s 0-0 draw with Coventry City, hobbling off after one of his trademark runs forward from deep, with midfielder Andy King then deputising as an auxiliary centre-back for the remaining 49 minutes.
Having been assessed at the Robins High Performance Centre, the timeline indicates that Naismith will definitely miss the next two Championship fixtures at Birmingham City on Saturday and then Wednesday’s visit of Preston North End to Ashton Gate, and possibly the following weekend’s game against Millwall in BS3.
