Bryan Mbeumo's ankle injury will see the forward miss 12 weeks of action, in a huge blow to Brentford's Premier League campaign.
The Cameroon star has been the star for the Bees in the absence of their talismanic forward Ivan Toney, who is continuing his football ban after being charged for betting breaches last season.
Mbeumo has managed to score seven goals in 15 games adding a further four assists to his tally, making him one of the more prolific forwards in the Premier League in terms of his output.
Now though the Bees will have to do without their two best attackers as Mbeumo is facing around three months out with an ankle injury.