The striker netted a brace before limping out against Burton

Paul Warne hopes the injury to Sam Nombe at the end of their win over Burton Albion is not a serious one despite it forcing the striker off at the end.

A nasty challenge from Burton’s Harvey Araujo left Nombe in a heap on the edge of the penalty area, requiring treatment after his two goals helped toward the 6-2 advantage. While he struggled on, Nombe eventually left the field in stoppage time, with Dons having used all their substitutions to finish with ten men.

Prior to Araujo’s tackle, which saw him leave his studs in Nombe’s shin at the price of a booking, the 27-year-old had put in another work-horse performance for Warne’s side, with his brace a just reward according to his head coach.

However, leaving the field injured, Warne hopes Nombe can shake it off in time for next Saturday’s trip to Mansfield.

“He wasn’t best pleased with the tackle he took, he’s pretty upset with it,” said the head coach. “He’s in a bit of pain. I was concerned it was his knee, but I think it’s studs down his shin, so I’m hopeful he will be ok.”

Prior to the game, Nombe had only scored two goals this season, but doubling his tally for the season was the least he has deserved for his performances of late, Warne said.

“I like that Sam leads the line really well, that he works really hard for the team. But the elephant in the room is that he would like to score more goals, obviously. I kept telling him that as long as he kept playing the way he was, he would be fine.

“It’s great for him to get some goals, he deserves it. Sometimes he’s not selfish enough. Last week, he put one on a plate for Collo when I think he should've shot. This week he’s shot, got a bit of luck and it came back to him.”