Blackburn hit by Reid blow

Reid was injured at Deepdale

Blackburn midfielder Steven Reid faces over two months on the sidelines after breaking a bone in his foot.

The 23-year-old, who joined for £2.5m from Millwall last summer, picked up the injury during Rovers' 1-0 victory over Preston in a pre-season friendly.

"You've got to feel sorry for him," Blackburn boss Graeme Souness told the club's website. "His career has not got going for us.

"He's had an operation and will be out for 10 weeks now."

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Reid twisted his ankle at Deepdale at the end of July but the full extent of the injury was only revealed after a scan.

The former Millwall trainee has also been ruled out of the Republic of Ireland's first two World Cup qualifiers.

"He is a player who needs confidence and so he needs to be picked up right now," added Souness.