Fowler to miss Chasetown tie

Chasetown will not face former England striker Robbie Fowler in the FA Cup after the Cardiff marksman was sent to America for hip surgery.]

The ex-Liverpool striker is out with an ankle ligament injury sustained in training and he is now set to fly to the United States to have a painful hip operated on during his lay-off.

The injuries will keep him out of action for at least two weeks, ruling him out of Cardiff's third-round clash with the Scholars at Church Street next Saturday.

Cardiff boss Dave Jones said: "It looks likely Robbie will be going to Colorado for surgery.

"He is still two or three weeks away from training because of his ankle problem and the medical opinion is that a minor operation can sort out his hip.

"We are awaiting a final decision by specialists, but that's how it looks right now.

"Robbie has had a problem with his hip in the past and played through it.

"The course of injections he had in Germany helped considerably, but did not finally solve it.

"Medical opinion says a minor operation will achieve that."