Lee Johnson has told the Bristol Post that Tammy Abraham will be out for two to three weeks.

Tammy Abraham picked up a thigh injury during Bristol City's 2-1 loss against Leeds United at Elland Road and he returned to his parent club Chelsea for treatment.

While Bristol City will not be happy that Abraham is out injured, the extent is much better than initially feared as he is only out for two to three weeks.

Abraham is likely to miss the next five Bristol City matches, including tomorrow's clash with Fulham and then Newcastle, Aston Villa, Burton Albion and Norwich City.

The towering 19-year-old has 21 goals in 38 games for Bristol City this season and will be sorely missed.

Johnson told the Post:

"Tammy is a big loss, because of the goals he has scored for us this season, how he has been in training and what he has done for the team.

"But it could have been a lot worse and this is the best case scenario really.

"I'm quite pleased about that, because at one stage, it looked as though he might be out for six to eight weeks."

"We'll miss Tammy, but we have other options and this gives a chance to someone else.

"We have Matty Taylor, Milan Djuric, Aaron Wilbraham and Gustav Engvall, who all play up front, so we are rich in competition."

Bristol City fans - what do you make of this news? Is this better than expected? Who can fill Abraham's boots during his absence? Let us know in the comments below...