Frank Fielding: Bristol City goalkeeper ruled out for rest of season

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Image caption, Frank Fielding has made 83 league starts for Bristol City since arriving in 2013

Bristol City goalkeeper Frank Fielding will miss the rest of the season after being sidelined with an ankle injury.

The 28-year-old former Derby County keeper, who played 22 times for City earlier this season, suffered ligament damage in an under-21 match on Monday.

As a result, teenager Max O'Leary has been recalled from his loan spell at non-league Kidderminster Harriers.

"I feel really sorry for him (Fielding)," head coach Lee Johnson told the

"He's gone from being an ever-present in last year's success to his injury troubles which have thwarted his season this time around."