West Bromwich Albion striker Daryl Dike could miss the rest of the season with a knee tendon injury.
"It's a frustration for us all," Baggies boss Steve Bruce told BBC Radio WM. "He's hurt a tendon behind his knee on the same leg he did his hamstring.
"We're going to have to box clever and be bit more patient with him.
"He is still uncomfortable. We're going to give him as much time as he needs. Whether he features between now and the end of the season is debatable."
Albion offered expensive New Year's Day signing Dike the chance to return to the United States to help his recuperation process - but he has opted to stay, in the slim hope he might get fit.