Gameweek 29: Latest injuries and bans
Being able to navigate around unavailable players is key to FPL success. Together with some useful Fantasy Football Scout information, here is the current list of injuries and bans heading into Gameweek 29.
THE NOTABLE INJURIES AND BANS OF GAMEWEEK 29
ARSENAL
OUT:
Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee)
Mohamed Elneny (knee)
MAYBE:
Eddie Nketiah (ankle)
William Saliba (muscle)
ASTON VILLA
OUT:
Philippe Coutinho (hamstring) – Injured until April.
Boubacar Kamara (shin)
MAYBE:
Matty Cash (calf) – Hurt during Poland’s first match of the international break.
BOURNEMOUTH
OUT:
Illia Zabarnyi (ankle) – Arrived on deadline day with this problem.
Marcus Tavernier (hamstring)
Junior Stanislas (knock)
MAYBE:
Jefferson Lerma (knock) – Withdrawn from Colombia squad.
BRENTFORD
OUT:
Shandon Baptiste (suspended) – Red card for two bookings, misses first match of Double Gameweek 29.
Keane Lewis-Potter (knee) – Out until May.
Kristoffer Ajer (calf)
Vitaly Janelt (knee)
MAYBE:
Mads Roerslev (hamstring)
BRIGHTON
OUT:
Jakub Moder (knee) – Long spell on the sidelines after a serious injury from April.
Adam Lallana (muscle) – Out for months.
Jeremy Sarmiento (foot)
MAYBE:
Tariq Lamptey (knee)
CHELSEA
OUT:
Thiago Silva (knee) – Aiming for a mid-April return.
Cesar Azpilicueta (head) – Lost consciousness on the pitch and had to be stretchered to hospital.
Armando Broja (knee) – Winter injury is a season-ender.
MAYBE:
Kai Havertz (illness) – Withdrawn from Germany squad.
Reece James (knee) – Will be assessed on an ongoing issue.
Mason Mount (abdominal) – Withdrawn from England squad.
Wesley Fofana (hamstring) – Withdrawn from France squad.
Raheem Sterling (hamstring)
Edouard Mendy (hand)
CRYSTAL PALACE
OUT:
Nathan Ferguson (match fitness)
MAYBE:
Joachim Andersen (calf) – Pulled out of facing Arsenal in Gameweek 28.
Vicente Guaita (hamstring)
Sam Johnstone (calf)
EVERTON
OUT:
Andros Townsend (knee) – Nearing a return from his ACL issue.
MAYBE:
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (hamstring)
Nathan Patterson (match fitness) – Building up fitness after knee injury, has played for under-21s.
FULHAM
OUT:
Aleksandar Mitrovic (suspended) – Red card in FA Cup, out until Gameweek 32.
Willian (suspended) – Red card in FA Cup, out until Gameweek 30.
Neeskens Kebano (Achilles)
Layvin Kurzawa (knee)
MAYBE:
Shane Duffy (calf)
LEEDS
OUT:
Stuart Dallas (leg) – Long-term absence from last season.
Adam Forshaw (hip)
Tyler Adams (hamstring)
MAYBE:
Wilfried Gnonto (ankle) – Hurt during Italy’s qualifier in Malta.
Additionally, check out Fantasy Football Scout for more in-depth details on key FPL injuries and bans.
Meanwhile, Scout will soon cover the pre-match press conferences, where managers should give more accurate updates. There’s also a live injuries and bans stream on their YouTube channel.
LEICESTER
OUT:
Youri Tielemans (ankle) – Should be back in early April.
Victor Kristiansen (ankle) – Should be back in early April.
James Justin (Achilles) – Out until next season.
Jonny Evans (muscle)
Ryan Bertrand (knee)
LIVERPOOL
OUT:
Luis Diaz (knee)
Thiago (hip)
Stefan Bajcetic (thigh)
Calvin Ramsay (knee)
MAYBE:
Darwin Nunez (knock) – Withdrawn from Uruguay squad.
MANCHESTER CITY
OUT:
Phil Foden (abdominal) – Has already been ruled out of at least Gameweek 29 due to appendix removal.
MAYBE:
Erling Haaland (groin) – Withdrawn from Norway squad after FA Cup issue.
MANCHESTER UNITED
OUT:
Christian Eriksen (ankle) – FA Cup injury keeps him sidelined until late April or early May.
Casemiro (suspended) – Red card for bad tackle, out for Gameweeks 29 and 30.
Donny van de Beek (knee) – Ruled out for the season.
Alejandro Garnacho (ankle)
MAYBE:
Marcus Rashford (knock) – Withdrawn from England squad after FA Cup issue.
Anthony Martial (hip)
Raphael Varane (knock)
NEWCASTLE
OUT:
Miguel Almiron (thigh) – Out until late April or early May.
Anthony Gordon (ankle)
Emil Krafth (knee)
Harrison Ashby (hamstring)
MAYBE:
Nick Pope (knock) – Played through injury in Gameweek 28 but has withdrawn from England squad.
NOTTINGHAM FOREST
OUT:
Dean Henderson (thigh)
Taiwo Awoniyi (groin)
Willy Boly (hamstring) – Season is probably over.
Scott McKenna (hamstring) – Out for six weeks.
Giulian Biancone (knee) – Season is over.
Omar Richards (leg)
MAYBE:
Brennan Johnson (groin)
Emmanuel Dennis (knock)
Ryan Yates (shoulder)
Cheikhou Kouyate (thigh)
SOUTHAMPTON
OUT:
Tino Livramento (knee) – Stretchered off in April 2022, it’s unsure when his return will be.
Juan Larios (muscle)
MAYBE:
Che Adams (calf) – Substituted during Scotland’s win over Cyprus.
Armel Bella Kotchap (shoulder)
TOTTENHAM
OUT:
Rodrigo Bentancur (knee) – The ruptured ACL suffered in Gameweek 23 is a season-ender.
Ben Davies (hamstring)
Yves Bissouma (ankle)
Ryan Sessegnon (hamstring)
MAYBE:
Hugo Lloris (knee) – Confirmed that he will be out until early April.
Richarlison (muscle)
WEST HAM
OUT:
Lukasz Fabianski (eye) – Fractured his cheekbone and eye socket.
MAYBE:
Michail Antonio (calf)
WOLVES
OUT:
Jonny (suspended) – Red card for serious foul play, out until Gameweek 32.
Matheus Nunes (suspended) – Red card for dissent, out until Gameweek 31.
Hugo Bueno (hamstring) – Likely out until April.
Hwang Hee-chan (muscle)
Sasa Kalajdzic (knee) – He suffered a serious injury on his Gameweek 6 debut and will be out for a while.
Chiquinho (knee) – A long-term injury sustained in pre-season.
MAYBE:
Nelson Semedo (knee)
Boubacar Traore (muscle)
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