No Sheffield Wednesday reunion for Kieran Lee as Bolton Wanderers' injury problems worsen

Kieran Lee has been ruled out of Bolton Wanderers League One clash against Sheffield Wednesday. The former Owls midfielder is still having some soreness in his heel following an operation to remove a spur.

Lee, who was given a standing ovation on his return to Hillsborough when the two sides last met back in October, has played 30 times across all competitions this season. Bolton boss Ian Evatt said: "Kieran Lee is still missing.

"He has still got some soreness in the heel. We have got some illness in the camp and one or two others have knocks and niggles that we are having to manage as well.

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"All of a sudden we are very light again but that is football. It has been one of those seasons but we are not going to sulk or moan about it. We just need to get our head down and perform as best we can."

Defender Ricardo Santos, midfielder Kyle Dempsey and forward Dapo Afolayan will also sit-out the Owls duel. The trio all came off with knocks in the midweek draw with Portsmouth at the University of Bolton Stadium.

“We’re waiting on the results of scans but Dapo, Kyle and Ricardo all injured their hamstrings and will all miss Saturday," confirmed Evatt. "On top of that, we’ve got one or two others that are carrying knocks and niggles and also some illness in camp so back to scraping the barrel.

"We will expect the reports to come through by close of play tonight. If I was to have a stab in the dark and from listening to the physios, I would say Kyle and Dapo have a chance of playing again this season but Rico doesn’t.

"When you get four or five injuries in one game and mostly to key personnel, and then illness to key personnel as well, there are