Lynch out of Wales squad

Huddersfield have confirmed defender Joel Lynch has been forced to withdraw from the Wales squad for this week's World Cup qualifiers against Scotland and Croatia due to a knee injury.

The 25-year-old centre-half missed Huddersfield's win at Birmingham on Saturday after complaining of a pain during training on Thursday. It has since been confirmed he has small piece of bone floating in his knee.

"Joel will wear a brace for the next four or five days to help the healing process," Huddersfield manager Simon Grayson told the club's official website.

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