Bristol City midfielder Cole Skuse could have a pain-killing injection in his troublesome knee in an attempt to get him fit for the home game against Bolton.
Skuse was forced to sit out the weekend defeat at Burnley after suffering a bad reaction to playing twice in the space of four days against Derby and Sheffield Wednesday over Easter.
City head coach Sean O'Driscoll hopes to have the 27-year-old available for Saturday's visit of Bolton and next week's matches against Birmingham and Hull.
"Cole has had this knee cartilage problem for quite a while now and playing two games in four days caused it to flair up," O'Driscoll told the Bristol Evening Post.
"Rather than risk him at Burnley, we felt he would be better off resting. He will probably have an injection in it so that he can try and get back by the end of the week."
Skuse first injured his knee during the 2-0 home win over Watford on January 29 and missed the next six games.
The Bristolian returned against Brighton on March 5 and then featured against Derby and Sheffield Wednesday before suffering a recurrence of the problem on April 1 against the Owls.
But Robins chairman Paul Baker has warned the Town boss not to repeat such behaviour in the future.
Yates issued a public apology on Sunday for the use of bad language aimed at a supporter immediately after the promotion-chasing club's disappointing defeat at Home Park.
The fan in question had singled out substitute Kaid Mohamed for strong criticism at the end of the game.
Baker told the Gloucestershire Echo: "It was an abysmal performance at Plymouth and I think we probably all felt like swearing, but Mark should not have said what he said.
"We have mentioned it to him and stressed to him that he must try to bite his tongue in those sorts of situations in future.
"We are all human and it was a heat of the moment thing so I do not envisage any action being taken.
"It shows Mark's passion and that is essential for a manager to have, but it's all about ensuring that is pointed in the right direction.
"It's been a great season to this point and we want to put this incident behind us now and look forward to Saturday's match."
