Wolves today tasted mixed fortunes on the fitness front after Dave Edwards was ruled out for up to eight weeks while Jamie O'Hara returned to full training.

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Wales international Edwards has been ruled out for six to eight weeks with the hamstring injury which saw him stretchered off in Saturday's 4-1 win at Bristol City.

It was hopes Edwards would only be out for a month with the injury.

But the 26-year-old midfielder suffered a grade two tear as he ran down the right wing prior to his 60th-minute departure, and will be out for up to double the amount of time first estimated.

The news is a blow to Wolves and Edwards, who was in good form and had helped the team into their commanding lead at Ashton Gate.

"It is disappointing that he picked up a bad injury," said boss Stale Solbakken.

"We don't have so many players with the experience that Dave has.

"In the last four or five games he has been up to a good standard in his performances."

But there is much better news surrounding O'Hara, who rejoined his team-mates on the training pitch for the first time since August.

O'Hara tweeted: "First full session with the boys today, can't wait, #prayitgoesok."

On Saturday, the 26-year-old hinted his rehabilitation from a third hernia operation was going well when he informed his Twitter followers: "I got a good feeling about December. Great weeks training done."

Although the £5m signing from Tottenham featured in a pre-season friendly at Walsall, he went back into hospital for a third operation in August which was initially estimated to keep him out for eight weeks.

He hasn't played competitively since the 2-0 home defeat to Blackburn on March 10, when he was jostled by angry fans demonstrating outside Molineux, and later went under the knife for a second time.