Derby County currently in 19th Place in the Championship following their 4-1 defeat against Cardiff at the weekend have hit further problems following two serious injuries to two players.
Both Paul Green and Gareth Roberts sustained what is thought to be knee ligament damage and both are likely to miss the remaining seven games of the current season.
The players were both stretchered from the field and will undergo scans to assess what damage has been sustained this week.
Derby County now find themselves stretched I several areas on the pitch and with only nine points separating them from the relegation zone things will be tense during the final run-in to the season.