Fulham manager Mark Hughes has heavily criticised Stoke's Andy Wilkinson for a reckless tackle on Moussa Dembele.
Wilkinson was booked for scything down the striker, who had to be carried off, during stoppage-time of Stoke's 2-0 Carling Cup win on Tuesday night.
Hughes said: "If he has avoided serious injury he has been a very lucky boy.
"The tackle that took him out was, from my point of view, an absolutely ridiculous challenge at that stage of the game."
Dembele, who has scored three times this season since arriving from AZ Alkmaar, left the stadium on crutches but the full extent of the injury is not yet known.
After the game, a fuming Hughes questioned the logic and timing of Wilkinson's challenge.
It was an unnecessary, rash challenge - we know that, we are football people as well
Stoke assistant Dave Kemp
"When you are at that stage of the game and your team is leading 2-0, there is a certain code I would suggest that you look after your fellow professional, and the lad has ignored that," said Hughes.
Wilkinson was booked for scything down the striker, who had to be carried off, during stoppage-time of Stoke's 2-0 Carling Cup win on Tuesday night.
Hughes said: "If he has avoided serious injury he has been a very lucky boy.
"The tackle that took him out was, from my point of view, an absolutely ridiculous challenge at that stage of the game."
Dembele, who has scored three times this season since arriving from AZ Alkmaar, left the stadium on crutches but the full extent of the injury is not yet known.
After the game, a fuming Hughes questioned the logic and timing of Wilkinson's challenge.
It was an unnecessary, rash challenge - we know that, we are football people as well
Stoke assistant Dave Kemp
"When you are at that stage of the game and your team is leading 2-0, there is a certain code I would suggest that you look after your fellow professional, and the lad has ignored that," said Hughes.
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