Why Brad Halliday missed Doncaster Rovers' latest friendly plus update on Reece James

A minor injury picked up in training kept Brad Halliday out of Doncaster Rovers’ friendly with Manchester United U21s.
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The right back was absent from the fixture with a trialist and then AJ Greaves filling in during the 5-0 triumph at the Keepmoat.

Boss Darren Moore insists the injury is nothing too severe and Halliday will return to training over the weekend.

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“Brad took a little knock and we just didn’t want to risk him again,” Moore said.

Brad Halliday. Picture: Andrew Roe/AHPIXBrad Halliday. Picture: Andrew Roe/AHPIX
Brad Halliday. Picture: Andrew Roe/AHPIX

“He’s got the match minutes that we wanted to get into him.

“We hope to have him back in training over the next couple of days.

“It was something he picked up in training.

“At this late stage, we’re happy with the fitness levels he has got so we didn’t want to take any risks with him in the game.”

Reece James continues to be sidelined with a leg injury that has kept him out of full training and friendly matches for the last three weeks.

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But Moore is confident the left back will come back into contention next week - possibly for Tuesday’s EFL Trophy tie with Bradford City.

“Reece will back in training, full contact with us, either on Sunday or Monday,” Moore said.

“Whether we look for both Reece and Brad for that Tuesday game, we’ll wait and see.

“They’ll both be 50-50 for Bradford and we’ll that decision for that game.”

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Ben Whiteman shook off the knock that kept him out of last week’s Carabao Cup clash with Blackburn Rovers to play against Manchester United U21s.

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