Westwood ruled out for rest of season

Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Keiren Westwood is set to miss the rest of the season after being forced to delay an operation on his shoulder because of illness.

The 29-year-old Sunderland goalkeeper has been sidelined for several weeks by the problem, which requires an operation to correct.

However, a scheduled appointment has had to be cancelled because Westwood has been ill and is taking a course of anti-biotics, and that delay means his season could effectively be over.