Wednesday 12 August 2015 18:22, UK
Sunderland winger Adam Johnson has been ruled out for a minimum of eight weeks with a shoulder injury.
Johnson suffered the injury in Saturday's 4-2 Premier League defeat at Leicester, and Sunderland have confirmed the England international is set to undergo further tests on Wednesday evening.
Manager Dick Advocaat said: "Adam will go to the hospital for a scan tonight and then we will know exactly what is wrong.
"It is a serious injury and it will be at least eight weeks."
Johnson is due to face trial for child sex charges at Bradford Crown Court on February 10 next year.
He has already denied three counts of sexual activity with a child and one count of grooming.
Advocaat also confirmed that midfielder Jordi Gomez remains unavailable and striker Danny Graham is struggling for fitness.
"We have Jordi Gomez and Adam Johnson injured and Danny Graham also has some minor problems," he added.
