Preston North End striker Stevie May ruled out for season

Preston North End manager Simon Grayson has revealed that striker Stevie May will play no further part this season due to a knee ligament injury.

The 23-year-old has made eight appearances for the Lilywhites since joining on a £750,000 deal from Sheffield Wednesday in the summer.

May sustained the injury in the latter stages of last weekend's 1-1 draw with Fulham at Craven Cottage, with a scan on Wednesday evening confirming Preston's worst fears.

"We got the news back and it's not good news for Stevie to start with and us as a football club," the Lancashire Evening Post quotes Grayson as saying.

"He's going to be out for the season. He's suffered ligament damage and a little bit of other damage in there as well. Everybody connected with the club is devastated for the lad because he's a good kid, but hopefully he will come back strong." May failed to open his scoring account for North End prior to picking up the season-ending injury last Saturday.