Sun Sep 27, 2020 12:18 pm
Joe Ralls and Joe Bennett updates
Aside from Paterson, there were two other notable absentees from Saturday's game.
Left-back Joe Bennett limped off against Nottingham Forest with a calf injury, so his absence was a little more expected perhaps, but Joe Ralls' omission was a big blow for City fans.
But here is what Neil Harris said after the game.
"Joe Ralls and Joe Bennett we are hoping are very short term," Harris said.
"Joe Bennett... back of the knee, top of the calf, bottom of the hamstring, last week at Forest when he went down. We are hoping to have him back in training this week.
"Joe Ralls hasn't recovered from that game, either. He came in on Monday with tight calves, Tuesday he was hoping to train and couldn't.
"We were hoping to have him on the training pitch on Thursday with a view to selection for today. It hasn't materialised like that.
"He is making progress and I'm fully hoping to have him on the training pitch next week."