Danny Gabbidon feels Joe Allen ‘even more important’ to Wales than big-name duo

KEY MAN: Wales midfielder Joe Allen is in danger of missing the World Cup through injury. Pic: Mike Egerton/PA

Danny Gabbidon says the potential World Cup loss of Joe Allen would probably be a bigger blow to Wales than if they lost Aaron Ramsey or Gareth Bale to injury.

Swansea midfielder Allen, a mainstay of Wales’ 2016 and 2020 European Championship teams, has not played since sustaining hamstring damage against Hull on September 17.