KRISZTIÁN Timár was returning to Plymouth on Monday following his horrific head injury at Molineux.

The Pilgrims' captain spent Sunday night in Wolverhampton's New Cross Hospital after fracturing his forehead in Argyle's 1-0 Coca-Cola Championship defeat by Wolves.

However, medical specialists were happy enough with the Hungarian defender's progress to allow him to return to the Westcountry with Pilgrims' coach Geoff Crudgington less than 24 hours after the horrific incident.

"He's been discharged and is on his way home with Crudgie," confirmed Argyle physio Paul Maxwell on Monday.

Kris sustained his injury in a clash with Wolves' defender George Elokobi during the second half of Sunday's game as they challenged for an aerial ball.

The Argyle skipper's forehead came down on the back Elokobi's skull in an accidental collision, and it was immediately apparent that the injury was a serious one.

Kris crumpled to the turf, tried to get up, collapsed again, and was clearly in agony. After lengthy on-field treatment, he was stretchered off, head in a neckbrace, and whisked to hospital.

After overnight observation, medical experts were happy to allow him to leave hospital, although he clearly faces a substantial period of rehabilitation before he can play again.

Maxi said: "We'll take Kris up to Derriford Hospital in the next couple of days and let the specialists have a good look at him before we decide on what course of action to follow.

"I think he'll be around for a couple of weeks so that we can monitor his progress, and we'll take it from there. It's not something that can be rushed, though.

"He will probably need an operation at some stage."

The clash left Kris with a dent in his forehead the size of a £2 coin, and saw him bleed heavily from his nose and mouth.

However, Maxi says those symptoms were to be expected, and merely showed that Kris's body was reacting perfectly to the trauma.

"His forehead is like double-glazing, if you like" he explained. "The outer part is cracked by the blow, but the inner part - the important bit - is unaffected.

"The bleeding is normal with a head injury of this type. The sinuses are damaged and this is the result."