CITY'S DOUBLE BLOW

Mubama broken leg and Gallagher hamstring injury spark striker crisis

- Peter Smith

HORROR INJURY: Divin Mubama is stretched off injured during the match between Stoke City and Queens Park Rangers which ended in a 0-0 draw.

(Picture: Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)

DIVIN Mubama has broken his leg and Sam Gallagher is expected to face a substantial time on the sidelines in a major double blow for Stoke City.

Stoke have been beset by injuries to key men over the last month.

Viktor Johansson, Junior Tchamadeu, Robert Bozenik, Lewis Baker, Aaron Cresswell and Ben Gibson are all currently in the treatment room, with the first three checked on a more long-term basis while Baker has been out since early November.

Nathan Lowe and Emre Tezgel have also picked up injuries while on loan, with Lowe's bad enough for him to prematurely end a spell at Stockport.

But Gallagher, pictured, has picked up a hamstring injury in training this week and Mubama was stretchered out of a 0-0 draw with Queens Park Rangers on Saturday following a foul from Jimmy Dunne, who was shown a yellow card.