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Nottingham Forest's Matty Cash has suffered ligament damage in his ankle and will miss the start of the Championship season.

The 19-year-old had to be helped off the pitch during the Reds' 2-1 win over Girona at the City Ground in midweek, and scans are understood to have subsequently confirmed the injury is more than just a sprain.

Cash may yet require surgery to repair the damage, although that is still being assessed.

And while it is difficult to put an exact timescale on his recovery, it could see the midfielder sidelined for around two months.

It is a fresh blow for the unlucky teenager, who missed several months of last season after suffering a fractured leg at Aston Villa in September.

(Image: Ritchie Sumpter)

But he was back in action by late November then and will hope to make a similarly speedy comeback this time around.

Cash took to Twitter to pledge "I’ll be back stronger" following this latest setback.

Cash had set-up the equalising goal for Apostolos Vellios with a whipped in cross from the right flank, before being caught by a late challenge, when trying to repeat the feat a few minutes later.

Cash, who has made 18 Championship starts and 10 sub appearances for the Reds, had looked lively in a wing-back role in pre-season, with his energy and work-rate helping him to get up and down the right flank.

He will hope to recover quickly and stake his claim for a regular first team place under Mark Warburton.