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Sil Swinkels has been ruled out for a short period of time with a hamstring injury.

The summer signing was taken off 20 minutes from the end of the defeat to Wolves in midweek and was replaced by Max Lowe. After the game, Henrik Pedersen said the defender was feeling his hamstring.

Unfortunately it has now been confirmed that the former Aston Villa man will be out for three to four weeks. The centre-back joins Jordi Liongola in the treatment room with the same injury and timeframe.

Pedersen told The Star on Friday ahead of Bromley: “He will be out for a few weeks. It will take, I think, three to four weeks. Then he'll be back again. But let's see.”

When asked how much of a disappointment that is, Pedersen continued: “I think he has been growing incredible since he started. I think mentally he has been very strong. Tactically, he has improved a lot, and he really start to be a strong centre-back for the long balls, but we work a lot with him too.

“We have told him don't stay direct behind your direct opponent, but be more ball side, so he can use his physical power. He's going to be stronger and stronger, and he intercepts more and more balls instead of tackling because he read the game better, and he's more more ball-sided, and his protection on goal also starts to be really strong. So I think he has had a really really strong development,”

Elsewhere, Pedersen said that Harry Gray has not broken his nose, which was first feared, after he was withdrawn late on against Wolves.

Ricardo Santos appears to have come through his first start for the club okay, with Pedersen saying: “I think it was a strong performance for him. He has not played for many, many months, and to play against Wolverhampton with a strong striker and strong offensive players, I think he did it really, really well, and we were all excited after the game. But it was generally positive with his body after the game.”

And Billy Mitchell’s fitness levels are improving, with the midfielder getting more than an hour under his belt against Wolves. Pedersen added: “I think he played a strong, strong game against Wolverhampton defensively, but also on the ball. And I think we also see Billy Mitchell is in the right direction now. We will still get much more from him, but he was very strong. And I also think he could have played more, and he could have played more, but we cannot take any risk now. Now, where we want to come with so many games in a short time. Then, then we plan in step-by-step what he's in the right direction. “