DAVID CUFFLEY Ian Henderson will be sidelined for eight weeks after suffering knee ligament damage in Tuesday night's Carling Cup win at Rotherham. Henderson was stretchered off at Millmoor following a challenge by Rotherham's Michael Keane and the 21-year-old has had scans to assess the extent of the injury.
DAVID CUFFLEY
Ian Henderson will be sidelined for eight weeks after suffering knee ligament damage in Tuesday night's Carling Cup win at Rotherham.
Henderson was stretchered off at Millmoor following a challenge by Rotherham's Michael Keane and the 21-year-old has had scans to assess the extent of the injury.
“We're looking at around eight weeks,” said manager Nigel Worthington today, confirming that there was ligament damage - but that it should not need surgery.
Worthington also revealed that skipper Adam Drury will be out for two to three weeks after undergoing a “tidy-up” operation on his ankle yesterday morning.
Drury missed the 1-0 defeat at home to Crystal Palace on Saturday with a swollen ankle, with on-loan Everton full-back Patrick Boyle deputising.
Meanwhile, winger Lee Croft is expected to be fit for Saturday's long trek to Plymouth Argyle after recovering from a thigh strain.
Goalkeeper Joe Lewis will resume training on Monday after suffering a fractured cheekbone in a reserve fixture against Leyton Orient last month.
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