Atkinson and Bird to have scans on injuries

Bristol City have to wait for more news on centre-back Rob Atkinson's injury after he went off after 15 minutes in the defeat by Oxford.

Atkinson has started all six league games for the Robins this season after returning from a long-term knee injury that kept him out of the squad for more than two years.

"We don't know exactly right now, it's something on the knee," head coach Gerhard Struber said.

"It was a bit of an over-stretch. We have to look deeper tomorrow with the scan."

Struber also confirmed midfielder Max Bird has picked up another calf injury that kept him out of the matchday squad for the visit of Oxford.

Bird missed pre-season with another calf problem, although Struber said this one "looks not so bad".

"Unfortunately yesterday in the pre-match training he has a problem again with his calf. We have to look deeper tomorrow with a scan and then we know much more," Struber said.