Bristol City utility man Kal Naismith could face a spell on the sidelines after his recent calf injury appears worse than initially feared with Nigel Pearson laying some of the culpability at Preston North End and the state of the playing surface at Deepdale.
The defensive midfielder came off after 30 minutes in the 2-1 victory over Preston with manager Nigel Pearson hopeful it wasn't as severe as a similar injury sustained at the beginning of October which forced him to miss 10 matches over two months of action.
On Saturday, Pearson confirmed they would need two days to assess the extent of the issue but the 30-year-old didn't appear in too much discomfort when he was replaced by Joe Williams, suggesting he was taken off as a precaution.
