Burnley striker Jonathan Walters is set to be missing until Christmas due to knee injury.

The Clarets forward, 34, has suffered on and off problems with the knee all season and will now take some time out to recover properly.

Walters will now miss Ireland's World Cup play-off tie at the end of November.

The Irish ace was with his national team-mates for their 1-0 win over Wales earlier this week.

However, he has not played a competitive game since September 2, when Ireland drew 1-1 away to Georgia.