Kieran Richardson out for the season

06 May 2011 11:25
ShareFracture: Richardson will miss the remainder of the season [LNB]Sunderland midfielder Kieran Richardson will miss the rest of the season with a stress fracture in his left leg. [LNB]The 26-year-old has been ruled out of the final three games of the Barclays Premier League campaign after scans revealed the damage to his left fibula. [LNB]Manager Steve Bruce, who was already struggling to put a team together for Saturday's trip to Bolton, is, however hopeful that Richardson will be able to return for pre-season training.[LNB] Bruce said: 'Unfortunately, we have got to report that Kieran has a stress fracture in his left fibula. [LNB]'We X-rayed him after the game against West Brom and then subsequently scanned him two or three days later. The scans and the X-rays revealed nothing at all apart from a badly bruised bone. [LNB]'Unfortunately, what the medical people are telling me is that they [stress fractures] can appear within 10 days to three weeks. [LNB] 'Consequently, we re-scanned him on Thursday when we detected that unfortunately, the boy has got a stress fracture and will miss the rest of the season. [LNB]'But we hope he is going to be joining in pre-season.' [LNB] Michael Dawson adds to Sunderland's crippling injury list as woes mount for Steve BruceMuntari move to Sunderland in doubt but Mensah set for Black Cats stay[LNB] Explore more:People: Steve Bruce

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