Injuries and Bans ahead of Gameweek 13
For Fantasy Premier League (FPL) managers, the availability of their players both in terms of injuries as well as bans is an important part of their Gameweek preparations.
Here’s a round-up of what we know so far in terms of injuries and bans.
INJURIES
Players to monitor ahead of Gameweek 13
Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) – Suffered a twisted ankle against Malmo on 20/10. Will be out for “some matches” according to his manager
Timo Werner (Chelsea) – Suffered a hamstring injury against Malmo on 20/10. Will be out for “some matches” according to his manager
Youri Tielemans (Leicester) – Requires a scan on a calf injury picked up against Leeds on 7/11
Diogo Jota (Liverpool) – Suffered an impact injury on his knee in the match against Arsenal on 20/11. Will be assessed.
Naby Keita (Liverpool) – Suffered a hamstring injury against Brighton on 30/10
Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) – Suffered a hamstring injury in the Champions League against Athletico Madrid
Jack Grealish (Man City) – Missed England’s match against San Marino on 15/11 with a “minor injury” and returned to his club for further assessment, missed Gameweek 12.
Gio Lo Celso (Spurs) – Returned from international duty with Argentina with what his club manager said was a “little problem”
Bryan Gil (Spurs) – Missed Manchester United game on the 30/10 with a hamstring issue
Potential FPL options with longer term injuries
Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) – Knee ligament damage picked up against Spurs (26th Sept), out for three months
David Raya (Brentford) – Ruled out for four to five months on 26/10 after sustaining a serious ligament injury in his left knee.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Everton) – Back in training following a muscle injury, still a “little way away”
Abdoulaye Doucoure (Everton) – Everton confirmed on 19/10 Doucoure has suffered a foot injury and will be assessed to determine the period of absence.
Demari Gray (Everton) – Muscle injury Will be assessed for a muscle injury picked up in the match against Manchester City on 21/11.
Luke Ayling (Leeds) – Still halfway through his recovery from a knee problem
James Justin (Leicester) – ACL injury from the 2020/21 season, expected back some time in October
Wesley Fofana (Leicester) – Broken leg in pre-season
Harvey Elliot (Liverpool) – Serious ankle injury vs Leeds (12th Sept) which required surgery
James Milner (Liverpool) – Substituted with a hamstring injury in the match against Manchester United on 24/10.
Ferran Torres (Man City) – Fractured foot, ruled out for two-to-three months from 15th Oct
Raphael Varane (Man United) – Ruled out on 12th Oct for a few weeks with a thigh injury
Jack Stephens (Southampton) – Picked up a knee injury on 18th Sept. Ruled out for 10-12 weeks
Christian Kabasele (Watford) – Out for more than three weeks (7th Oct) due to a hamstring injury
Johnny (Wolves) – ACL injury from the 2020/21 season, on course for “a return in the new year”
Pedro Neto (Wolves) – Knee injury from 2020/21, due to have a specialist review in October but no further timeframe
For more in-depth details, check out the Fantasy Football Scout website:
BANS
James Tarkowski (Burnley) – 1 Match Ban Suspended for one match after picking up his fifth booking of the season on 20/11.
Ashley Westwood (Burnley) – 1 Match Ban Suspended for one match after picking up his fifth booking of the season on 20/11.
Mason Holgate (Everton) – 2 matches left of a 3 Match Ban Suspended for three matches after being sent off for serious foul play on 7/11.
Richarlison (Everton) – 1 Match Ban Suspended for one match after collecting his fifth booking of the season on 21/11.
Harry Maguire (Man United) – 1 Match Ban Suspended for one match after being sent off for two bookable offences on 20/11.
4 Yellow Cards (1 from suspension)
Sambi Lokonga – Arsenal
Tyrone Mings – Aston Villa
John McGinn – Aston Villa
Christian Norgaard – Brentford
Shane Duffy – Brighton
Adam Lallana – Brighton
Joel Veltman – Brighton
Josh Brownhill – Burnley
Liam Cooper – Leeds
Rodrigo – Leeds
Aymeric Laporte – Man City
Fred – Manchester United
Paul Pogba – Manchester United
Luke Shaw – Manchester United
Matt Ritchie – Newcastle
Jamaal Lascelles – Newcastle
Callum Wilson – Newcastle
Mattias Normann – Norwich
Mohammed Salisu – Southampton
Cristian Romero – Spurs
Declan Rice – West Ham
Reuben Neves – Wolves
3 Yellow Cards (2 from suspension)
Matty Cash – Aston Villa
Sergi Canos – Brentford
Cucurella – Brighton
Neale Maupay – Brighton
Joachim Anderson – Crystal Palace
Christian Benteke – Crystal Palace
Connor Gallagher – Crystal Palace
James McArthur – Crystal Palace
Joel Ward – Crystal Palace
Lucas Digne – Everton
Abdoulaye Doucoure – Everton
Raphinha – Leeds
João Cancelo – Man City
Bruno Fernandes – Manchester United
Harry Maguire – Manchester United
Isaac Hayden – Newcastle
Pierre Lees-Melou – Norwich
Max Aarons – Norwich
Moussa Djenepo – Southampton
Oriol Romeu – Southampton
Oghenekaro Peter Etebo – Watford (out through injury until Feb 2022)
Pablo Fornals – West Ham
Roman Saiss – Wolves
The Fantasy Football Scout suspension tightrope will keep you up-to-date on which of your players are at risk of a ban:
https://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/category/suspensions/
