Notts County boss Luke Williams highlighted the disappointment of having to substitute Tobi Adebayo-Rowling after returning to first-team action for the first time since December in their 4-1 win over Barnet.
The Magpies defender landed awkwardly following a challenge with a Bee's attacker, and after initially running off the collision, was replaced by Jodi Jones at the interval.
And the Oxford United loanee proved the catalyst in a much-improved second half performance, with four goals in the second period sending Notts fives points clear at the National League summit.
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Speaking after the game, the Magpies chief was able to provide an early update on the fitness of Adebayo-Rowling.
"We just need to wait for it to settle down and properly assess - I am so disappointed for him because he worked so hard to get himself back fit and was really desperate to play.
"It is a real shame and hopefully it is not something severe and get Tobi up and going again relatively quickly and then it's not too terrible."
The obvious replacement would have been Aaron Nemane, but the Frenchman was not involved in the matchday squad this evening, with Williams able to provide the reasoning behind the decision which he described as the right one following Adebayo-Rowling's subsequent injury.
"He is in weird way and that is the reason he wasn't there this evening," explained Williams.
"Aaron is hitting a fatigue because we are testing to see where he is, and it's so important to protect him because Tobi needed to come off really, and then I would have put Aaron on, but then I am potentially losing two players.
"So in the end it was the right call, but it wouldn't have felt that way if we didn't go on and win the game."
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