Newport's Clarke ruled out for at least four weeks

Newport County defender James Clarke has been ruled out of action for at least four weeks due to a quad injury.

The centre-back featured in each of the Exiles' opening four matches of the 2024-25 season but was left out of the squad for their 1-0 win at Morecambe.

And head coach Nelson Jardim has confirmed the 34-year-old will be sidelined for around a month.

"It's unfortunately a big loss for us, one of our skippers," said Jardim.

"He'll be out for at least four weeks.

"It's going to be a big loss for us, but as you could see today [against Morecambe], we've got a good group and anyone coming in, they will do the job."