MARK Davies has been told he can return to training within a fortnight after scans showed no major damage to his knee.

The midfielder limped out of Saturday’s 2-1 defeat to Bournemouth, raising fears that he may have sustained another long-term injury.

Davies, who has had three serious knee injuries in his career, underwent scans on Sunday and Monday to determine whether he had any ligament or cartilage damage.

But the 26-year-old playmaker should be able to return in time for the next home game, against Brentford, on October 25.

By then Wanderers should have a new manager in charge, with the first two tasks coming away from home against Birmingham City and Charlton Athletic.

Davies missed the start of this season with a fractured toe and was also absent at the end of the last campaign under Dougie Freedman because of a thigh problem.

Since December 2012, when he dislocated his shoulder against Huddersfield Town, his longest stretch of consecutive games has totalled just five.

Wanderers’ record when the former Wolves man is in the team is commendable, however, with the recent setback against Derby County his only defeat in 10 starts.