Leeds United's relegation rivals Nottingham Forest are set to be without Neco Williams for the rest of the season.
Williams fractured his jaw in Forest's 3-1 win over Brighton at the City Ground on Wednesday night. The defender had to be stretchered off the pitch before being taken to hospital where he is due to undergo surgery on Thursday.
According to NottinghamshireLive, the 22-year-old is unlikely to feature for Forest again this season with only five games remaining.
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Moussa Niakhate was also withdrawn against the Seagulls with a hamstring problem, and will stretch their list of absentees to 13 players if he is ruled out for any period of time.
Forest ended a run of 11 games without a win to climb out of the relegation zone with victory over Brighton. Steve Cooper's side moved level on points with Leeds and only trail them in the table on goal difference.
Facundo Buonanotte marked his first Premier League by opening the scoring for Brighton, but Forest levelled proceedings on the cusp of half-time courtesy of an own goal by Pascal Gross.
Danilo fired Forest into the lead just before the hour-mark, and Morgan Gibbs-White secured all three points from the spot in second-half stoppage time.
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