Charlton Athletic vs Leeds United - Defender Patrick Bauer banned for Charlton

Posted Friday, December 11, 2015 by PA

Charlton will be without Patrick Bauer through suspension when they host Leeds.

The defender starts a two-match ban after he was sent off during the 3-2 defeat at Brighton last weekend, his second red card of the season.

But boss Karel Fraeye has some welcome fitness news after Johnnie Jackson overcame a hamstring injury while Johann Berg Gudmundsson and Harry Lennon have shaken off the knocks which forced them off at the Amex.

However, Ahmed Kashi, Cristian Ceballos and Igor Vetokele are still working their way back from long-term injuries.

The game is likely to come too soon for Leeds captain Sol Bamba.

The defender returned to training this week after missing three games with a fractured toe.

Leeds boss Steve Evans told the club website: "The medical team are telling me he's 48 hours away from Saturday from being 100 per cent ready. My personal view on that is that I don't think players are ever 100 per cent ready. But I've never been one to go against the medical staff."

Evans will definitely have Gaetano Berardi available, with the full-back having completed his two-match suspension.