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Shankland Faces Potential 12–14 Week Layoff After Early Hamstring Knock

Pending scan results, Rangers fear the captain could miss up to 15 games including both Glasgow derby fixtures.

Overview

  • Lawrence Shankland limped off after about seven minutes of Saturday’s 1-0 win over Motherwell and Ibrox medical staff are awaiting scan results on his hamstring.
  • Daily Record and Belfast Live report the club is braced for a 12–14 week absence that would likely push his return to late December or into the New Year.
  • Yahoo Sports publishes a shorter estimate of around two months, leaving the exact recovery timeline publicly conflicted until scans are confirmed.
  • Rangers plan to fast-track new signing Kevin Kelsy into the starting XI for midweek fixtures and the upcoming Premier Sports Cup quarter-final and league derby.
  • The injury is a recurrence of a similar hamstring problem less than a year ago at Hearts that took about nine weeks to heal and its loss removes the team’s captain and primary striker during a packed fixture run.