Sam Bell: Bristol City forward ruled out for rest of season with hamstring injury

Sam Bell has scored five goals for Bristol City this season but will now miss the rest of the campaign

Bristol City forward Sam Bell will miss the rest of the season with a severe hamstring injury.

The 21-year-old has played 33 games for the Robins this campaign, scoring five goals.

He went off after 26 minutes of Saturday's 1-0 defeat by QPR.

"He's picked up a really bad hamstring injury, he's going to be out for the rest of the season unfortunately and he's going to require surgery," Robins manager Liam Manning said.

Bristol-born Bell has been part of the club since the age of 12 and has been a regular starter this season, mostly as an attacking winger.

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