Motherwell duo will miss several games as injuries woes mount for Steelmen boss

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Motherwell manager Stuart Kettlewell has revealed striker Jon Obika has been ruled out until December, while left-back Pape Souare will miss "several games".The extent of their injury isuues comes after the Steelmen announced talented Arsenal loan forward Mika Biereth will be sidelined with a knee injury sustained in last week's Viaplay Cup defeat to St Mirren.Ex-Motherwell defender Charles Dunne clattered into the back of the 20-year-old and scans have revealed a serious knee injury from the challenge, which Kettlewell believed warranted a red card.And there is now more bad news for the Fir Park faithful ahead of Saturday's home clash against in-form Kilmarnock, with Obika's absence through a hamstring problem leaving the Steelmen with only two fully fit strikers in Conor Wilkinson and Theo Bair, and Souare's calf injury leaving them light at the back.Kettlewell said: "Pape will miss several games and I can't give an exact time on that, but the medical guys think he will miss the game at the weekend and another few, at least, after that."With Jon Obika we are probably looking at December for him."When you add in the three months that has been signified for Mika Biereth, quite clearly, it has been a huge blow to what we were trying to work towards and what we are trying to do."We don't start crying about it or feel sorry for ourselves, but it is a clear indication that it has been a really tough week, without a blank canvas to go with free reign to just bring in players who you think can help you."But we will work away and see if we can make the situation better, so that when it comes to a matchday we have a few options in terms of my starting 11 and through making changes."Follow Lanarkshire Live Sport onTwitter via@Lan