Republic of Ireland international Gavin Bazunu picked up an Achilles injury before Southampton's Championship clash with Preston North End and is expected to miss the rest of the season
Leeds United's promotion rivals Southampton have been rocked by the news that first-choice goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu is likely to miss the rest of the season with an Achilles injury. The Republic of Ireland international sustained the knock in the warm-up ahead of Tuesday's 3-0 victory over Preston North End.
Read more: Leeds United faithful name their player of the season as Rodon, Rutter and Summerville miss out "We've seen what Joe can do and he's been great in the games that he's come in and done well, but I wanted to have a look at Al because. It was just a decision I felt in my gut at that time. Thankfully for us, it's paid off and he only had one shot to deal with all tonight.
"There's just no point in risking anything with him right now. He's been such an important player. Shea Charles was great when he came on. Southampton remain fourth in the Championship, four points outside of the automatic promotion spots. They are three points off United, albeit with a game in hand. “We have the opportunity to take the points off teams around us but if we have to take care of the next one against Cardiff and if we don’t then the others become a bit pointless.”
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