Hull's Robert Snodgrass is set to miss the next month with ankle ligament damage, ruling the midfielder out of Scotland's crunch World Cup qualifier against England.
The 29-year-old, so key in the Tigers' bright start to the season, left the KCOM Stadium in a protective boot and on crutches after Stoke condemned Mike Phelan's men to a fifth straight Premier League defeat on Saturday.
It is an injury City have now confirmed will keep Snodgrass out for up to four weeks - a blow for club and country given Scotland travel to Wembley to face England on November 11.