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Bristol City striker Benik Afobe is likely to miss the rest of the season after suffering an ACL injury in training.

The striker signed on loan from Stoke City in the summer and has been in good form for the Robins so far this season, netting three goals in six Championship matches.

Yet Bristol Live understands that it is unlikely that he will play any further part in the Robins' campaign after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament.

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Generally, it can take a minimum of nine months for a player to return to match fitness after such an injury, which would effectively rule Afobe out for the season.

Afobe previously suffered a torn ACL in 2013 when on loan at Millwall from Arsenal, which saw him ruled out for eight months.

It is a blow to the Robins, who signed Afobe on deadline day in August having spent the majority of the summer searching for a new striker.

Whilst they still have Famara Diedhiou who can lead the line up front, and the 26-year-old impressed against Stoke City at the weekend, it leaves them short on numbers in attack having allowed Matty Taylor to leave on loan for Oxford United last month.

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Afobe had also struck up a promising partnership with Andreas Weimann and his absence is also likely to put more emphasis on young Antoine Semenyo's successful transition to the first team.

It is the latest in a frustrating start to the season in terms of injuries for City, who have already had Adam Nagy, Bailey Wright and Tomas Kalas missing matches.

"Bailey Wright is back in training," said Johnson in an injury update on Wednesday afternoon.

"Adam (Nagy), we will test Friday. He’s still a bit thick around the ankle but he is on the mend."

On Kalas, he said: "He is going to be a bit longer. We don’t want to rush that one. He’s going to get re-scanned to see if the tear has decreased, as it should have done."

Bristol City declined to comment when asked today about Afobe's fitness.

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