Crystal Palace forward Christian Benteke is set to miss between six to eight weeks after suffering knee ligament damage in Saturday's 5-0 loss against Manchester City, the Telegraph have reported.
The Belgian international was replaced by Bakary Sako in the second half of Palace's heavy defeat.
Manager Roy Hodgson had originally suspected ligament damage, but the extent of the injury will come as a significant blow for the Premier League's bottom team.
"We think it's a form of ligament damage," Hodgson told Sky Sports after the City game. "But I don't know quite how bad that ligament damage is.