Charlton Athletic have been dealt a huge injury blow ahead of their crucial League One finale this Saturday.

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Nigel Adkins has been left sweating over the fitness of Addicks midfielder Jake Forster-Caskey ahead of the club's must-win fixture against Hull City this weekend, as the midfielder was taken off with a knee injury Tuesday's 3-1 win over Lincoln City.

When asked for an update on the 27-year-old's condition after the game, Adkins said: "I don’t know. We've got brilliant medical staff so we'll get it assessed. Obviously for Jake to come off there must be something going on with his knee.

"I don't know, it might be a soft tissue injury. I don't know, is the answer. Obviously, he's a warrior who wants to carry on with things. We'll see. We'll have to get the right diagnosis and we'll go from there. It's not nice when anyone comes off."

Huge blow

With Charlton simply having to win against the League One table-toppers on Saturday to stand any chance of securing a place in the play-offs, the news of a new injury, let alone one to a player as important as Forster-Caskey, is likely to come as extremely unwelcome news to both Adkins and fans of the club alike.

So far this season, Forster-Caskey has been in exceptional form over his 34 appearances for the Addicks, with the midfielder scoring six goals, providing two assists and creating two big chances, as well as making an average of 1.6 interceptions, 2.2 tackles and 1.4 key passes per game, culminating in an average SofaScore match rating of 7.26 - ranking him as the club's best performer in the third tier.

As such, it goes without saying how devastating it would be for Adkins to be without the midfielder in such an important and difficult fixture, and both the 56-year-old and fans of Charlton will undoubtedly be praying for the £6,100-per-week star's recovery in time for the clash.

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