Scunthorpe United boss Brian Laws has played down suggestions that Andy Dawson could miss the start of next season with a leg injury.
It had been feared that the 34-year-old could miss up to a month following the clash in the 3-0 win over Grimsby Town at the weekend, but Laws has quelled such claims.
He told the club's official website: "It did look quite bad at first, their player seemed to catch him quite heavily in the thigh.
"Early diagnosis seems to indicate a haematoma and the area is already quite swollen.
"But that is a good sign believe it or not, we think it should be about a week, luckily for us we have that."
Dawson joined Scunthorpe as a player-coach in the summer.
