MK Dons have announced that three players have suffered knee injuries this week and will be unavailable for Saturday's trip to Middlesbrough.

Midfielder Darren Potter is expected to be sidelined for four to six weeks after getting injured during training.

Meanwhile, Cody Cropper also has picked up a knee injury and underwent surgery earlier this week to rectify the issue, with an expected layoff of up to six weeks. Dale Jennings rounds off the trio of fresh absentees.

Manager Karl Robinson told the Dons' official website: "They are all big losses to us but the players who are fit have worked extremely hard this week heading into two of our toughest away games of the season."

Other absentees for the club include Ben Reeves, Joe Walsh and Mark Randall.