Man City's Balotelli needs knee surgery that could rule him out for 6 weeks:
http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/20 ... ee-surgery

Defoe now reported out for 6 to 8 weeks with ankle ligament damage.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1310277/Jermain-Defoe-blow-Spurs-striker-weeks-pulling-lame-England.html

http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/news/Tottenham-striker-Jermain-Defoe-to-miss-Champions-League-games-after-being-ruled-out-for-six-to-eight-weeks-with-ankle-ligament-damage-Exclusive-article575305.html

Update from West Ham:

* Anthony Edgar out for at least six months with a cruicate
* Zavon Hines now out until January (still recovering from cruciate)
* Jack Collison aiming for Xmas return (still recovering from kneecap op)

Everton midfielder Jack Rodwell has been ruled out for around 3 months with the ankle injury sustained against Aston Villa last time out.

http://www.eatsleepsport.com/everton/in ... 95523.html

http://www.fiso.co.uk/injurytable.php

The improbably named Manchester City player Alex Tchuimeni-Nimely is out for 6-8 weeks

Of slightly more importance, Arsenal's Theo Walcott reported to be out for 6 weeks; still awaiting official confirmation

according to the Metro, Walcott could be back in action next week !

http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/football/8 ... ons-league

but forget that,as Wenger's now confirmed that Walcott will be out for 4-6 weeks

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archiv ... s-09/09/10

Lampard not fit for West Ham game, Terry is :

http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNew ... 11,00.html

No mention of Ivanovic so do we assume he is fit ?

Tevez unlikely for Saturday:

http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/20 ... over-Tevez

Sportinglife suggest he is in the squad for tomorrow

I believe he trained yesterday and today according to chelsea TV

Ancelotti states Lampar OUT:

http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNew ... 11,00.html

Thats absolutely great news. Music to my ears

Always a pleasure, never a chore, to inform you that Louis Saha is injured again... 3 weeks out with a calf injury this time; plus other Everton updates

Vermaelen out of Bolton match:

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/pre ... ter-adding

Jermain Defoe now confirmed as out for 3 months after surgery, not the 6-8 weeks previously quoted.

Man U's Michael Carrick out for 3-4 weeks with an Achilles problem

Zamora out for a minimum of 4 months with break just above the ankle - Mark Hughes on SSN

http://www.fulhamchronicle.co.uk/london ... -27249657/?

Luka Modric suspected leg break after a blow on the same bone that was fractured last season.

Along with Defoe and Dawson's injuries - this is a complete disaster for Spurs, they needed their best players to steer clear of major injuries and it hasn't happened and (the brilliant) Modric will be a sad loss to the Champions League.

modric ok as scan is all clear;-

http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_6372931,00.html

Liverpool say the Konchesky substitution was just precautionary and he should be OK for Thursday (have to say it looked slightly more than 'precautionary' to me)

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-n ... ury-latest

Arsenal's Abou Diaby out of next 2 games mimumum with ankle injury; Vermaelen still out

Sir Alex Ferguson says that Man Utd midfielder Antonio Valencia should miss the rest of the season after suffering a suspected fractured and dislocated left ankle during the Champions League match against Rangers.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/footba ... tings.html

http://www.fiso.co.uk/injurytable.php

Fatman Returns:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010 ... -blackpool

17/09 EDIT: No, he doesn't:

http://www.chelseafc.com/page/LatestNew ... 76,00.html

(to avoid a new FFL thread in every game forum...)

Frank Lampard is not yet fully recovered from surgery on his groin and will not be available for Sunday's game.

Carlo Ancelotti believes the midfielder could make his return in the Carling Cup against Newcastle on Wednesday.

Jose Bosingwa remains unavailable but Yossi Benayoun will be in the squad. The Jewish holy day that will keep Avram Grant and Tal Ben Haim away from West Ham's game on Saturday finishes before Sunday

CFC

Birmingham and Scotland forward James McFadden faces a lengthy spell out of action after suffering anterior cruciate ligament damage to his knee.

A club statement said McFadden would be out "for the foreseeable future".

He picked up the injury in training and will see a specialist on Monday with a view to undergoing surgery

BBC

Some news about Blackburn I wished I knew earlier...

David Dunn is not in the squad after picking up an injury playing for the reserves in midweek, while Martin Olsson and Jason Roberts are also out through injury.

Lancs telegraph

Fabregas - hamstring - 2 to 3 weeks - http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archiv ... hree-weeks

http://www.fiso.co.uk/injurytable.php

alternative link to the fabregas out "for up to three weeks" story...

http://www.football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_6391421,00.html

Dirk Kuyt ahead of schedule. May even be back this weekend, more likely UEFA Cup next midweek. "Dirk has trained the last couple of days. We're trying to protect him a little bit but he's made a remarkable recovery, so it'll be interesting to see how he progresses on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in relation to Saturday's game and the game next Thursday."

Aurelio "it's a little more tricky. The sports science people are very anxious they get him 100 per cent right before they throw him back in because they don't want a situation where he's dropping out again. But he's making very good progress and if push came to shove we could use him."

LFC

Arsenal's Kieran Gibbs only has severe bruising to his foot and has not broken anything; no indication of how long his short-term absence will be

Fulham's Moussa Dembele also cleared of serious injuiry; again no indication of absence length, if any