Blackburn's Hedges could be out for rest of season

Blackburn Rovers' midfielder Ryan Hedges is to have surgery on a broken leg which could end his season.

The 30-year-old came off injured at half-time in the New Year's Day defeat by Wrexham and is set for an extended period on the sidelines.

"He'll be out for eight weeks, but we have a problem because it might be something more severe, but we'll only know after surgery," Rovers boss Valerien Ismael told the club website., external

"The bracket is actually between eight weeks and 16 weeks, so this is another big blow for us - the worst-case scenario is that he will be out for the rest of the season."

Hedges has featured in 22 of Blackburn's 26 Championship games this season, taking his tally to 143 appearances in all competitions since arriving at Ewood Park from Aberdeen in January 2022.

Rovers are currently 20th in the table, four points clear of the relegation zone.

"The only problem is that normally when the fibula is fractured, the syndesmosis is injured as well. But on the first scan, we didn't see anything," Ismael previously told BBC Radio Lancashire.

"But some specialists say it's more likely that something happened again. So we will only see when he gets into the surgery. Then to see what damage he had."