EPL injuries, suspensions 2021/22 - NO DISCUSSION

[SamD]

Raphael Varane sustained a groin muscle injury in the UEFA Nations League final [France v Spain] and has commenced rehabilitation at the club.
He will be out for a few weeks.

From official Manchester United site: https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/r ... inst-spain

[Johnners]

Ferran Torres reported to be out for four to six weeks with foot injury.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58916423

[Darbyand]

Everton concerned Abdoulaye Doucoure is facing lengthy time out with broken foot (Northern Football Correspondent for The Times, Sunday Times).

https://twitter.com/_pauljoyce/status/1 ... 6w_tw&s=19

[Darbyand]

Lukaku (and Werner) injuries:

"It will take a while for both of them, and we will need more examinations to be precise," said Tuchel. "They will be out for some matches."

[Darbyand]

David Raya is set to be out for between four and five months due to a knee injury sustained on Sunday.

https://t.co/9mnjL6RA0F

[murf]

Firmino out for 4 weeks + with a serious hamstring injury.

"Losing Bobby Firmino is a blow," said Klopp.
"I don't think I need to say how big it is. It's a serious injury. We talk about weeks - more than four I consider as a serious injury. Then we have to see. "Bobby is a quick healer."

Also confirmed Jones, Gomez, Keita and Milner still out this weekend.

Alonso also out for Chelsea

[Darbyand]

Ogbonna possibly out for the rest of the season:

https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... son-injury

[Darbyand]

Pogba out until the New Year-ish

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/20 ... 1636465333

[murf]

Jordan Henderson and Jack Grealish released back to their clubs for assessment of non specified injuries. Stay tuned.

Sterling released for undisclosed personal reasons.

Also Mount (dental surgery) and Shaw (concussion).


....and that is just England. Gotta love international breaks....

[murf]

Just found a useful link , which I'll share.

The PL's own update on who is suspended and who is close: https://www.premierleague.com/news/2287133

(Discusses FPL but is also very useful for superior games). The 5 yellows thing is really starting to kick in.

Suspended for Gameweek 12
Player Club Next available
Robert Sanchez BHA GW13
Paul Pogba MUN GW13
Oliver Skipp TOT GW13 (5 yellows)
Juraj Kucka WAT GW13
Mason Holgate EVE GW15

One yellow card from a ban
Player Club Player Club
Albert Sambi Lokonga ARS Richarlison EVE
Tyrone Mings AVL Rodrigo LEE
John McGinn AVL Luke Shaw MUN
Shane Duffy BHA Paul Pogba MUN
Joel Veltman BHA Fred MUN
Adam Lallana BHA Matt Ritchie NEW
James Tarkowski BUR Jamaal Lascelles NEW
Ashley Westwood BUR Mohammed Salisu SOU
Josh Brownhill BUR Cristian Romero TOT

Two yellow cards from a ban
Player Club Player Club
Neal Maupay BHA Bruno Fernandes MUN
Sergi Canos BRE Harry Maguire MUN
Christian Norgaard BRE Isaac Hayden NEW
Joachim Andersen CRY Callum Wilson NEW
Conor Gallagher CRY Max Aarons NOR
James McArthur CRY Pierre Lees-Melou NOR
Joel Ward CRY Mathias Normann NOR
Lucas Digne EVE Moussa Djenepo SOU
Abdoulaye Doucoure EVE Oriol Romeu SOU
Liam Cooper LEE Peter Etebo WAT
Raphinha LEE Pablo Fornals WHU
Joao Cancelo MCI Declan Rice WHU
Aymeric Laporte MCI Ruben Neves WOL
Bernardo Silva MCI Romain Saiss WOL

Aymeric Laporte (£5.5m) and Ezri Konsa (£4.9m) both completed their suspensions in Gameweek 11 and are available for selection once more.

[Darbyand]

Kdb to miss next 3 games (The Times)

https://twitter.com/BBCHelena/status/14 ... HnopA&s=19

[Darbyand]

Ben Chilwell set to miss at least the rest of the year with suspected ACL damage. Chelsea prepared to delay a final decision on whether he can play again this season until the New Year.
https://t.co/SgufofKeq7

[Darbyand]

Bumper Watford news includes Sarr and Foster probably out for rest of year:

https://www.watfordfc.com/news/team-new ... -v-chelsea

[murf]

Bumper Watford news includes Sarr and Foster probably out for rest of year:

https://www.watfordfc.com/news/team-new ... -v-chelsea

Also mentions that everyone's new favourite cheap TFF striker*, Dennis is doubtful for this week.


(* what, you hadn't spotted him????? THE form striker on 38pts in 6 games, all for just £2.6m)

[Darbyand]

Seeing as this is the Team News thread should probably balance that with the fact he is an AFCON doubt for January.

[murf]

Klopp on Firmino-

“Bobby is good but he is still a couple of weeks away from being fully back, but he is doing pretty much everything just with the extent of the injury we have to be careful, but it’s all fine."

Jürgen Klopp is hopeful Joe Gomez and Naby Keita can return to training next week

“There’s no real update [on Curtis Jones], so we have to wait,” said the boss. “I think once every two weeks they always make another examination. Curtis is completely fine, but we have to be careful with it and so we cannot rush it. I think the next test is tomorrow and then we will know more."

[murf]

Seeing as this is the Team News thread should probably balance that with the fact he is an AFCON doubt for January.

I've started an AFCON specific thread in this forum

viewtopic.php?p=3573848#p3573848

[Darbyand]

Covid outbreak at Spurs. Brighton game possibly under threat

Tottenham face disruption after coronavirus outbreak in squad
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59560114

[murf]

Covid outbreak at Spurs. Brighton game possibly under threat

Tottenham face disruption after coronavirus outbreak in squad
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59560114

Rumoured player lists out there if you want to google but I won't post nameS ON here. Newspaper sites say 'up to 6' and 'at least 6' players (all say plus 2 coaching staff) but no official numbers/naming yet.

[Darbyand]

Zouma joins Ogbonna on the West Ham sidelines. Up to 12 weeks

https://www.theguardian.com/football/20 ... o-west-ham

[murf]

Kovacic a confirmed name testing positive for Covid, the day after returning to training from injury.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59564619

(I would say 'unlucky' but probably not, depending whether he has been vaccinated and how he caught it!)

[admin]

Covid outbreak at Spurs. Brighton game possibly under threat

Tottenham face disruption after coronavirus outbreak in squad
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59560114

Rumoured player lists out there if you want to google but I won't post nameS ON here. Newspaper sites say 'up to 6' and 'at least 6' players (all say plus 2 coaching staff) but no official numbers/naming yet.

Now at 8 players plus 5 staff (unlucky 13):

Tottenham return 13 positive Covid-19 tests - with eight players included
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59576387

[Malrom]

Leeds United midfielder Kalvin Phillips faces lengthy spell out injured


https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59576381

Not important for FPL, but Leeds

[murf]

Liverpool need to check on the fitness of Diogo Jota who sustained a knock during last weekend’s game and has yet to resume full training.

Jürgen Klopp told his pre-match press conference on Friday: “Diogo felt something after the last Premier League game and he didn’t train yet. We will see, maybe he can train today and then he is an option and if not, then not.”

Also Nat Phillips has a fractured cheekbone "Four or five weeks, something like that. We will see.”

Roberto Firmino was in training photos yesterday but no comments on his availability.

LFC website

[admin]

Richarlison: Everton forward out for 'number of weeks' with calf injury
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59659274

[murf]

Ben Chilwell set to miss at least the rest of the year with suspected ACL damage. Chelsea prepared to delay a final decision on whether he can play again this season until the New Year.
https://t.co/SgufofKeq7

Chelsea confirm he will undergo surgery.

'Likely to' miss rest of season (BBC's take)

[SamD]

Jamie Vardy could be out with a hamstring injury for up to four weeks, according to Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers today.

Fellow forward Kelechi Iheanacho has been called up to the Nigeria squad for the Africa Cup of Nations along with team-mate Wilfred Ndidi.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59831816

[murf]

Patrick Vieira with a Crystal Palace injury update:
"James McArthur will not be involved tomorrow. It's come too early for him.
"Conor Gallagher is back in training."

[murf]

Few more collated from BBC / Press Conferences:

Leeds - “Patrick Bamford is likely to be able play on Sunday."
"Kalvin Phillips and Liam Cooper until March, Jamie Shackleton and Charlie Cresswell after the international break."
"Rodrigo and Pascal Struijk we can’t predict when they will be available. Tyler Roberts and Joe Gelhardt approximately a month.”

Wolves - "For now, everything is the same. No news. Tests today, we will see what happens tomorrow,"

Watford - Emmanuel Dennis looks set to miss Watford's trip to Leicester City in the FA Cup third round on Saturday. The Nigerian forward was withdrawn at half-time against Tottenham Hotspur and is unlikely to be risked at King Power Stadium as he is still struggling with a slight knock.
On a slightly more positive note, Ben Foster (groin) is nearing full fitness, while Christian Kabasele (calf) has returned to training and Kiko Femenia could be back next week.
Kwadwo Baah, Peter Etebo and Nicolas Nkoulou all remain out and Imran Louza, Adam Masina, Ismaila Sarr and William Troost-Ekong are away with their national teams.
New signings Hassane Kamara and Samir are being assessed today before a decision is made on their involvement for the weekend.

Southampton - “We have Tino Livramento and Will Smallbone, two players still out with injury,"
“We have Kyle Walker-Peters with a new Covid case, Thierry Small and Che Adams to make it three Covid cases.
“Against Tottenham we had five but we still played and we are hoping to not get more cases but you never know, but at the moment we are without these players. Mohammed Salisu is suspended for the weekend.”

Norwich - "The squad is looking healthier. We have got five or six back. We are looking at Milot Rashica who is going to be back in training with us today and we will see how he is.
"Grant Hanley is also back, along with Tim Krul, Teemu Pukki, Max Aarons and Todd Cantwell."
Smith also confirmed that Lukas Rupp, Andrew Omobamidele and Mathias Normann will miss Sunday's game.

Newcastle - Callum Wilson "We don't have a clear diagnosis at the moment, he will have another scan to determine how long he will be out. It's a bit of a grey area"

[Darbyand]

Son Heung-min injury: Tottenham forward ruled out until February with calf injury

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/foo ... 88770.html