Connor Roberts: Wales and Burnley defender released from hospital after infection
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Burnley and Wales defender Connor Roberts has been released from hospital as he recovers from an infection.
Roberts, 26, made his Premier League debut for Burnley at Newcastle United on Saturday, 4 December.
He was not involved in Sunday's goalless draw with West Ham United because of what Burnley boss Sean Dyche described as a "really bad bug that eventually turned into an infection".
But Dyche confirmed on Monday that Roberts was out of hospital.
The former Swansea City full-back had spent the weekend in hospital to ensure the infection - not related to Covid-19 - had cleared.
Roberts joined Burnley from Swansea in August 2021 having made 152 appearances for the Welsh club.
The right-back or wing-back was injured when he moved to Turf Moor - he needed groin surgery following Euro 2020 - and came on as a substitute at Newcastle to make only his second Burnley appearance.
Roberts has played three times for Wales this season. Dyche said before the West Ham game that Roberts had missed a "number of days" of training through illness, adding that it was not related to Covid-19.
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