Millwall suffer major injury blow with Jake Cooper set to be sidelined for more than two months

Millwall defender Jake Cooper is set to be missing for up to 10 weeks with a knee injury.

The centre-back missed today’s 1-1 draw against Sunderland at The Den.

Lions head coach Neil Harris said: “It is circa 10 weeks (he will be out). It is a knee injury he picked up after 15 seconds against Stoke. He completed the game and was able to take his kids out on the Sunday. On Monday if flared up and was swollen. We scanned him at the start of last week and it showed the damage.

“He is going to be in a brace for six weeks and then the timeframe after that, recovery period, is three to four weeks.”

Josh Coburn was replaced in the second period and also appeared to be struggling with a knock.

Asked about if the Middlesbrough loanee had an issue, Harris said: “I don’t know yet. I’ll need to speak to my medical staff to find out how he was.

“He wasn’t saying he wanted to come off but when he is limping around the pitch, you need to be cautious sometimes.”

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