Thursday 29 November 2018 16:15, UK
Derby defender Curtis Davies is set for a lengthy spell out with an Achilles injury.
The 33-year-old centre-back was stretchered off in the 2-1 defeat at Stoke on Wednesday in only his third start of an injury-ravaged season.
Davies, who joined the Rams from Hull nearly 18 months ago, said he does not yet know how long he will be out for but will see a specialist on Friday.
"Absolutely gutted to be set for an extended spell on the sidelines," he said on Twitter and Instagram.
"I've been here before and I'm ready to put in the work to come back stronger. I'll see the specialist tomorrow to determine the severity of the injury and the potential length of time I'll be out."
Davies started on the opening day as new boss Frank Lampard got off to a victory at Reading, but was ruled out for two months with a hamstring problem immediately afterwards.
He returned against Sheffield United on October 20 and then played against Birmingham and Sheffield Wednesday, but will miss yet more games and Lampard said "it didn't look good" after he came off against their Midlands rivals.
"It's an Achilles injury, which doesn't sound good and it didn't look good," Lampard said.
"I fear that a little bit, but I don't know the severity of it. I wouldn't want to put any time or date on it, but we will assess it over the next day or so and we will see."
