Blackburn's Carter likely to miss rest of season
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Blackburn defender Hayden Carter is not expected to be available for the Championship run-in due to injury.
The 26-year-old hobbled off at the end of the first half during Rovers' 2-1 win at Millwall on 14 March and was replaced by teenager Tom Atcheson.
Carter has missed most of this season with hamstring and calf problems before returning in time for interim boss Michael O'Neill's appointment last month.
He was not in the squad for Saturday's 0-0 draw with Middlesbrough, and following the match, O'Neill confirmed Carter's latest injury set-back.
"It's not good news. He played a lot of minutes in the seven games since I've came in and if we see him before the end of the season we'll be lucky," O'Neill told BBC Radio Lancashire.
"It's a four to six-week injury and obviously it's a big blow for us."
Blackburn's final game of the season is against Leicester on 2 May unless they can climb from 19th into the play-off spots.
On Sunday, Carter wrote on Instagram: "Gutted. Probably one game too many.
"I'll do everything to get back as soon as possible but in the meantime I'll be supporting the team to get the results we need."
