Burnley boss Scott Parker has reacted to Lyle Foster's latest injury setback while on international duty with Bafana Bafana.
The attacker found the back of the net during South Africa's 5-0 thumping of Congo in a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier last Friday, but was unable to see out the full 90 minutes.
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The 24-year-old was forced off the field after sustaining a knee injury, one that saw him withdraw from the Bafana Bafana camp earlier than planned to return to his club in England.
"We don't know the full extent [of the injury] at the moment," Clarets boss Parker said at a press conference ahead of his side's EFL Championship encounter against Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday.
Parker went on to confirm that Foster arrived back in England on Tuesday, and had an appointment set-up for Wednesday afternoon in an effort to understand the seriousness of his knock.
"I wouldn't want to go into too much detail or comment too much, we will wait and see what the experts say, and hopefully by the back-end of the week or early next week the picture will be a little bit clearer in terms of understanding it," the Englishman added.
"I think it's fair to say we rule him out of this weekend."
Despite collecting just one goal and one assist in eight league appearances so far this season, the forward has seemingly become an integral part of Parker's plans.
Foster has missed just one Championship match this term, but has been named in the starting line-up for all the Clarets' other encounters.
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Burnley are currently third on the table, just one point behind joint-leaders Sunderland and Sheffield United, as they look to fight for a spot in the Premier League once again.