SHEFFIELD United have suffered a blow with the news that midfielder John Fleck faces a spell on the sidelines. An X-ray showed the 31-year-old sustained a leg fracture in last Saturday’s 3-0 win over Blackburn. Blades boss Paul Heckingbottom said: “You’re talking months. Six weeks to heal and then a bit longer. It’s a massive blow. “He took some big knocks in the game and it wasn’t settling down. So we sent him to be scanned and an X-ray showed up a fracture.”

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