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Derby wait to discover extent of injuries to Bryson, Whitbread and Hughes

Craig Bryson celebrates with Jesse Lingard
Image: Craig Bryson (right): Limped off with a thigh injury

Derby are waiting to discover the extent of the injuries suffered by Craig Bryson, Zak Whitbread and Will Hughes at the weekend.

Bryson and Whitbread limped off during the first half of the 4-4 draw against Huddersfield with thigh and hamstring problems respectively.

Defender Whitbread was making only his second start in six months after being sidelined by back and hamstring issues.

Hughes had a fitness test just minutes before kick-off at the John Smith's Stadium after turning his ankle in the warm-up. The midfielder started the match and played 79 minutes before leaving the pitch with a groin injury.

Derby are already beset by injury problems. Leading scorer Chris Martin has missed the last two matches due to a recurrence of a hamstring problem while midfielder George Thorne (thigh) and defender Jake Buxton (back) have been absent in recent weeks.

Steve McClaren's men are due to spend a few days at a training camp in Spain this week ahead of the trip to Millwall on Saturday.

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