Burnley midfielder Defour facing two months out with knee injury

Burnley's stuttering start to 2018 has taken another blow with Steven Defour to miss at least two months with a knee injury.

The midfielder will undergo surgery to repair cartilage damage, robbing Sean Dyche of a key figure in the Clarets' impressive season to date.

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