The 26-year-old was taken off in the first half of Tuesday night’s Carabao Cup win over Salford City due to ankle swelling.
According to manager Vincent Kompany, the injury isn’t as terrible as first feared, but he’ll be out for a few weeks.
Kompany said of Benson’s injury, “It’s not bad, bad news, but in the short term it has an impact on the squad for the weekend.”
When asked if it was serious or merely swelling, he responded, “It was a serious knock, so it’s a bit of both.” But it’s nothing major, so maybe he’ll recover shortly.
In addition, Kompany’s team go to Luton Town in the middle of the week before playing Chelsea at Turf Moor.
Kompany will want to have Benson available for the trip to Brentford on Saturday, October 21, following the international break.
Nathan Redmond, who has been absent from Burnley’s matchday squads in recent weeks, is another example.
“He’s making good progress,” stated Kompany.
