Dundee keeper out for 6-8 weeks

Dundee goalkeeper Kyle Letheren is facing the best part of two months on the sidelines due to a knee injury.

The Welshman jarred his knee in the warm-up ahead of Saturday’s 3-1 win at Motherwell and had to be replaced by substitute Scott Bain before kick-off.

That sparked fears of a lengthy lay-off, and a scan has now confirmed that Letheren will be out for an estimated six to eight weeks.

It is a real blow for Dark Blues boss Paul Hartley, who admitted after Saturday’s game that he will need to find some cover from somewhere.

“The problem is that we can’t bring anybody in from down south because it’s cross-border and the window is shut,” he explained.

“It would have to be either someone who had been free since before August 31 or someone on loan from within Scotland.

“It’s always difficult to get a second-choice goalkeeper. I do have some ideas, though, and have had one or two names thrown at me.”