Middlesbrough striker Rudy Gestede out for the season with a fractured ankle

Image: Middlesbrough striker Rudy Gestede suffered a fractured ankle in the 3-1 win over Hull City

Middlesbrough striker Rudy Gestede has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a fractured ankle.

Gestede, who suffered the injury against Hull on Tuesday, announced the news on Twitter saying: "Absolutely gutted to be out for the rest of the season and missing our promotion push."

The 29-year-old, who scored twice in the 3-1 win, picked the injury up in the final minutes of the victory at the Riverside.

It's another blow for Gestede, who missed several months earlier in the campaign due to a 'freak' training ground injury which required multiple surgeries.

Boro manager Tony Pulis told the club website: "He won't play again this season, we don't think.

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"It's a massive blow for us as a football club. Out of all of the strikers, he's looked the most likely to score in the games we've played.

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"We're really disappointed, but we've got options up there, whether it's Patrick [Bamford] or Britt [Assombalonga], they have to step up to the plate."

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