Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Bristol Post
Bristol Post
Sport
Gregor MacGregor

Bristol City injuries ahead of Fulham clash: Tomas Kalas latest, Jay Dasilva's return, more

Bristol City have just a few injury worries left as they approach a congested part of the season, with six league games over Decemeber.

Fortunately, most of the squad are fit and there are currently no suspensions.

Tomas Kalas is nearing a return and full-back Jay Dasilva is not too far away either, as both look to return to action while Taylor Moore resumed first-team action with his involvement from the bench last weekend.

And speaking at the pre-Fulham press conference, head coach Lee Johnson gave updates on a number of players.

Tomas Kalas

The centre-back is near to a return and could well be involved on Saturday.

Johnson explained that Kalas has returned to the grass and could be in contention for Bristol City this weekend after a niggling knee tendinitis problem.

However, Johnson was also at pains to point out that the Czech Republic international may have to bide his time returning given the form of the other defenders and the good result against Huddersfield.

"He's getting stronger all the time. He trained a bit part of the session on Wednesday. We'll see how he reacts," said Johnson.

Jay Dasilva

Another player who is not too far away though he has yet to return to full training, instead undertaking rehabilitation on the grass.

Bristol Live understands that Dasilva is not expected to play until January now.

"He's not bad. He's in controlled conditions at the moment due to the timing of the fracture. He hasn't integrated back with the boys yet," explained Johnson.

"He hasn't ever really felt too much pain - it's not like a knee or an ankle where you're not quite sure - the stress fracture didn't really hurt him - it was just an ache.

"He'll be chomping at the bit and I expect him, once he's integrated with the squad, to be ready pretty quickly," the head coach added.

Nathan Baker

Nathan Baker of Bristol City thanks fans after the game ends in a 3-3 draw (Rogan/JMP)

The centre-back was withdrawn on Saturday in the second half with a dead leg.

Johnson confirmed that the former Aston Villa man will be assessed ahead of the weekend.

"We'll just have to assess that one," said Johnson pointing to the competition at the back for places in the back line.

Callum O'Dowda

Another player nursing an impact injury. We bumped into O'Dowda at the weekend and he was in pain walking up the stairs.

However, that was believed to be due to his dead leg and he should quickly return to action too.

Get lots more news, opinion and transfer updates on our Bristol City FC page and add a bookmark to find it quickly next time.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.