Danny doubtful for Ewood clash

Danny doubtful for Ewood clash

Published Dec. 1, 2011 6:16 p.m. ET

But manager Brendan Rodgers is to wait before making a final decision on his availability. Club-record signing Graham, who arrived from Watford for a £3.5million fee in the summer, hobbled off during the second half of Sunday's goalless draw with Aston Villa and Rodgers says he is currently unlikely to feature against Rovers. Rodgers said: "I would say it is more against than for (in terms of Graham's fitness). "When Danny is injured you know he is properly injured as he is old school like that. "I knew it was bad when he had to come off but we will assess it again tomorrow before we make a decision." Should Graham be unavailable Leroy Lita is likely to the man charged with leading the Swansea line, and Rodgers is confident the former Reading and Middlesbrough forward can step into the breach. "Leroy is very hungry," he said. "He has been fantastic and he is a great professional, and that's not easy as a striker as you live for goals and games. "He has been a great squad player and he has to keep working, and when the chance comes he has to take it. "When he came on last week he was strong and aggressive and he can give defenders problems, and if Danny is not ready and I need to use Leroy I will have no doubts, that's why I brought him here." Another man absent for the Swans is right-back Angel Rangel, who suffered an ankle injury against Villa, and, with the Spaniard set to be sidelined for up to a month, Wales Under-21 captain Jazz Richards is set for a first Premier League start at Ewood Park. Rodgers said: "It's a blow to lose Angel as he has been a regular since I have been here, he has grown so much in the last three or four seasons and he has coped very well with the Premier League. "But we have young Jazz Richards, who has been waiting for an opportunity and he showed when he came on last week that he is a strong defender and is not easily beaten so I have every hope he can come in and do an excellent job."

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