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Sean Dyche has confirmed that Matthew Lowton is a major doubt for Burnley’s clash with Leicester City on Saturday.
The 28-year-old right-back suffered a knee injury in the 1-0 defeat to Arsenal last Sunday and subsequently missed the 2-1 win away to Bournemouth on Wednesday evening.
And ahead of Burnley’s trip to Leicester, Dyce admits Lowton is unlikely to recover in time.
‘Matt Lowton, I doubt it, a very minor medial ligament… we’ll have to keep an eye on that one,’ said the Burnley manager.
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‘I doubt he’ll be fit for the weekend. Everyone else is fit.
‘We made a show of being open-minded about all the different challenges – Leicester will be another one.’
Phil Bardsley is likely to deputise at right-back after taking Lowton’s place against Bournemouth.
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