ACCRINGTON Stanley’s on-loan defender Tom Lees will not be able to face parent club Leeds in Tuesday’s Johnstone’s Paint Trophy tie at Elland Road - regardless of whether he recovers from an Achilles problem in time.
The 19-year-old remains a doubt for Saturday’s League Two trip to Notts County with the injury that has ruled him out of the last two games but he has been refused permission to play against Leeds in any case.
Lees joined Stanley on a temporary deal in September and there is nothing in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy rules or the loan agreement preventing him from playing in the northern semi final.
But the Elland Road club have made it clear that they do not want Lees to play against them, and Stanley risk the right back being recalled if they opt to play him.
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