Cardiff City injury blow ahead of Leeds United test

CARDIFF CITY'S Wales international defender Jazz Richards is set to miss Sunday's Championship return against Leeds United with a calf injury.
By Lee Sobot
Published 14th Jun 2020, 15:33 BST
Updated 14th Jun 2020, 15:51 BST
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Wales Online report that 29-year-old defender Richards injured his calf on a road run when he and the rest of the Bluebirds squad were training in isolation during the coronavirus lockdown.

Cardiff boss Neil Harris said: "Jazz Richards won't be available for Leeds.

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"Jazz was not 100 per cent fit when he came back into training.

STRUGGLING: Cardiff City's Wales international full-back Jazz Richards, right, pictured clearing the ball under pressure from Reading's George Puscas in January. Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images.STRUGGLING: Cardiff City's Wales international full-back Jazz Richards, right, pictured clearing the ball under pressure from Reading's George Puscas in January. Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images.
STRUGGLING: Cardiff City's Wales international full-back Jazz Richards, right, pictured clearing the ball under pressure from Reading's George Puscas in January. Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images.

"He will be struggling to be ready for Leeds, I cannot say he is definitely going to be ruled out completely but he is unlikely to feature."

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