Wolves defender Christophe Berra laments losing Kevin Doyle to injury

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Wolves defender Christophe Berra is disappointed to have lost Kevin Doyle to injury as the club fights for survival in the Premier League.

Doyle was on international duty with the Republic of Ireland when he injured his medial knee ligaments during the 2-1 victory over Macedonia on Saturday night.

He was forced off after just 17 minutes of the game and Ireland coach Giovanni Trapattoni predicted the frontman would be out for up to two months.

Wolves manager Mick McCarthy confirmed that Doyle would have a scan to see the full extent of the damage.

He told Sky Sports: “Kevin reported back to us this morning to be assessed and has gone off for a scan.”

Doyle would miss the rest of the season if he is out for as long as expected, and Scotland international Berra believes he would be a big miss for the team.

“It’s a massive blow for us, he’s a top player, he does a great job for us up front,” Berra said.

“But we’ve got good strikers on the bench in Sylvan Ebanks-Blake and Steven Fletcher who have come in this season and done well and scored goals for us.

“So we won’t be getting down about that, we’ll move on.”

Despite the possible loss of Doyle, Berra is confident that his team can steer themselves clear of the drop zone before the end of the season.

He added: “I think it’s two points between six or eight teams and we’ve actually got better points this season than at the same point last season, so it shows our improvement.

“We’re a better team now, we play better football overall. As players, as individuals, we’ve improved. So we’ll go onwards and upwards.

“We’re four games unbeaten and we’ll be going away to Newcastle on Saturday in high spirits.”