Exeter midfielder Trevitt likely to miss run-in

Ryan Trevitt's second Exeter City spell looks set to end in the same way as his first

Exeter City's on-loan Brentford midfielder Ryan Trevitt is likely to miss the rest of the season.

The 22-year-old, who has impressed in two spells at St James Park, injured his hamstring in the 2-1 win at Barnsley on Tuesday night.

Earlier in the game at Oakwell, Trevitt had scored his first goal since re-joining the Grecians in the winter transfer window.

"It's a huge blow," Exeter City manager Gary Caldwell told BBC Radio Devon.

"It took him a couple of games to get going but since then he's been absolutely outstanding.

"For me, he's a top, top player who's had two spells here and both of them he's shown his quality and he's shown, for me, he's way above the level.

"I'm sure he'll have an amazing career where he plays at a higher level than he's at. He's a big loss to us because of the quality that he has."

Ryan Trevitt's two goals against Championship side Middlesbrough in the Carabao Cup last season were arguably the highlight of his two loan spells at St James Park

Trevitt's first loan spell at Exeter was cut short in January 2024 after he suffered a serious injury that prematurely ended a season-long stay.

He had scored five goals in 23 games for the Grecians in his first taste of senior league football, including scoring two goals against Middlesbrough in the Carabao Cup fourth round.

Trevitt went on to make his Premier League debut for Brentford at Tottenham last September before re-joining Exeter earlier this year.

"His biggest quality for me is his ability to see space, get there and then his quality of finishing, as we saw in his first time here, is very high," Caldwell added.

"He can do everything as a midfielder.

"He can build as a six, he can arrive in the box from deeper positions with energy, out of possession he's been brilliant for us, winning the ball back high, protecting the backline, so he's really an old school all-round midfielder."