Grant Basey’s injury during Charlton’s 2-1 defeat at Bristol Rovers on Monday is not as bad as first feared.

Basey was stretchered off after a bad tackle from Dominic Blizzard after only 12 seconds.

But it has been discovered that Basey suffered ankle ligament damage rather than a broken leg.

Charlton head physiotherapist Steve Allen told the club’s website: "Grant has soft tissue contusion (bruising) to the inside of his shin from the direct challenge, and subsequently this resulted in him rolling his ankle, causing ligamentous damage.

"Grant was taken to a local hospital, but he came back on the coach with the rest of the squad and is on crutches.

"We can't put a timescale on the injury, but it could have been a lot worse considering the seriousness of the tackle.”