Middlesbrough have suffered an injury blow with news that frontman Scott McDonald could miss eight weeks of action with a knee injury.
Australian striker set to face eight-week layoff with injury
Middlesbrough have suffered an injury blow with news that frontman Scott McDonald could miss eight weeks of action with knee ligament damage.
The 28-year-old had to be withdrawn in the second half of Middlesbrough's 2-2 draw at Leicester City on Wednesday night.
McDonald opened the scoring for his side to equalise following David Nugent's seventh minute goal but was forced off the field to later find out he had suffered medial ligament damage.
The Australia international is Middlebrough's top-scorer in the Championship with his latest strike taking his tally to nine for the season.
Unhappy
And with fifth-place Boro aiming to end their run of five straight matches without a victory, Tony Mowbray's side have been dealt a costly setback.
"He will be out for six to eight weeks, four to six weeks, take your pick," the Middlesbrough manager said.
"He's desperately unhappy and it's another big loss for us."
Mowbray's side could be without McDonald for 12 matches as they host Crystal Palace on Saturday looking for their first win since Boxing Day.
