West Brom 'gutted' after latest injury blow for Manchester United loan midfielder
Albion loan midfielder Toby Collyer is not likely to feature until into the new year after his latest injury setback.
Collyer limped off with a calf issue after just 10 minutes of Wednesday's 1-1 home draw against Birmingham City at The Hawthorns in what was just his third start for the club.
The midfielder was sidelined for Saturday's dramatic 3-2 comeback victory over Swansea, where his replacement Jayson Molumby was the match-winning hero.
The 21-year-old had already missed around a month with a hamstring injury between October and November as his Baggies loan deal has struggled to get off the ground.
Collyer had a scan on the calf problem on Thursday and results returned on Friday showed bad news for the Old Trafford prospect, with the issue worse this time around and a period on the sidelines at least until after Christmas.
"It's not a great one, obviously, when you come off after 10 minutes," Mason admitted. "It's not great. It's disappointing.
"We're gutted, to be honest, because we know the impact it can have. We certainly won't see him this side of Christmas. We'll just see how he settles down going forward.
"Probably a bit longer (than the previous setback), which is disappointing. We'll see where we are in a couple of weeks."
Mason had said in recent weeks that he and Albion were purposely cautious on Collyer's minutes early in his Albion loan due to issues with the hamstring with parent club United last season.
Albion will decide on a treatment plan for the youngster in the coming days and whether time will continue to be spent at the Baggies' training base in Walsall or in between there and United's HQ of Carrington.
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