Leeds United boss Paul Heckingbottom issues injury update over missing trio

Whites captain Cooper hobbled off against Wolves last Wednesday, while forward Roofe (foot) and goalkeeper Lonergan (neck) have been missing for several weeks.

Heckingbottom, who was speaking after Saturday's draw at the Madejski Stadium, confirmed where the three players were at in terms of returning to the match day squad in the near future.

“Liam's badly swollen his leg so there's lots of bleeding but it has come out," revealed Heckingbottom.

“Time will tell the size of it but with the lack of mobility I can't see him training for a while.

“Roofey, similar, he's gradually progressing bit by bit, you can't really tell until they finish the last stage of the rehab, we'd love to hit different markers every day and say 'yeah, I'm ready in four days' but it's a little bit slower."