FPL Gameweek 4: 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 4.
THE NOTABLE INJURIES AND BANS OF GAMEWEEK 4
ARSENAL
OUT:
Jurrien Timber (knee) – Long-term ACL injury caused on the opening weekend.
Mohamed Elneny (knee)
ASTON VILLA
OUT:
Tyrone Mings (knee) – Club has confirmed a “significant” injury from Gameweek 1.
Emiliano Buendia (knee) – Will miss most of the season.
Alex Moreno (hamstring) – May injury keeps him out until early September.
Philippe Coutinho (hamstring)
Jacob Ramsey (foot) – Broken metatarsal, out until September’s international break.
Leander Dendoncker (muscle)
Tim Iroegbunam (muscle)
MAYBE:
Emiliano Martinez (calf) – Missed Gameweek 3 at Burnley.
BOURNEMOUTH
OUT:
Marcus Tavernier (knock)
Dango Ouattara (ankle)
Alex Scott (knee) – Signed with a known problem that’ll see him miss early months.
Tyler Adams (hamstring) – Another signing with a known problem.
Ryan Fredericks (calf)
Emiliano Marcondes (foot)
MAYBE:
Adam Smith (muscle)
BRENTFORD
OUT:
Ivan Toney (suspended) – Eight-month ban for breaching FA rules, out until January 2024.
Josh Dasilva (hamstring)
Shandon Baptiste (shoulder)
MAYBE:
Ben Mee (calf)
Thomas Strakosha (knock)
Mikkel Damsgaard (knock)
BRIGHTON
OUT:
Julio Enciso (knee)
BURNLEY
OUT:
Anass Zaroury (suspension) – Red card for a bad foul, out until Gameweek 5.
Jordan Beyer (knock) – Manager hopes he’ll return after international break.
Michael Obafemi (hamstring)
CHELSEA
OUT:
Reece James (hamstring) – Could be absent for a while.
Christopher Nkunku (knee) – Hurt in Dortmund friendly and will miss early months.
Wesley Fofana (knee) – ACL surgery from July rules him for several months.
Benoit Badiashile (hamstring)
Carney Chukwuemeka (knee)
Trevoh Chalobah (knock)
Armando Broja (knee)
MAYBE:
Mykhailo Mudryk (knock)
Romeo Lavia (match fitness)
CRYSTAL PALACE
OUT:
Michael Olise (hamstring) – Picked up on England under-21 duty.
Matheus Franca (knock)
Malcolm Ebiowei (match fitness)
MAYBE:
Will Hughes (knock)
EVERTON
OUT:
Dwight McNeil (ankle)
Jack Harrison (match fitness)
Seamus Coleman (knee)
Alex Iwobi (hamstring)
Dele Alli (hip)
MAYBE:
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (facial) – Cheekbone injury against Aston Villa.
FULHAM
MAYBE:
Andreas Pereira (knock)
William (knock)
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.
LIVERPOOL
OUT:
Virgil van Dijk (suspension) – Red card for a foul, out until Gameweek 5.
Thiago Alcantara (match fitness)
MAYBE:
Ibrahima Konate (muscle)
Curtis Jones (ankle)
LUTON
OUT:
Gabriel Osho (knee)
Jordan Clark (ankle)
Daniel Potts (ankle)
MANCHESTER CITY
OUT:
Kevin De Bruyne (hamstring) – Similar to problem from Champions League final.
John Stones (muscle) – Possibly out until September international break.
Manuel Akanji (illness)
MANCHESTER UNITED
OUT:
Luke Shaw (muscle) – Likely out for a number of weeks.
Mason Mount (knock) – Out until after the international break.
Tom Heaton (calf)
Amad Diallo (knee)
Tyrell Malacia (knock)
Kobbie Mainoo (ankle)
MAYBE:
Rasmus Hojlund (back) – Arrived with this issue.
Raphael Varane (knock)
NEWCASTLE
OUT:
Joe Willock (hamstring) – Out until the September international break.
Emil Krafth (knee) – Not quite ready to return from long-term absence.
Javier Manquillo (groin)
MAYBE:
Sven Botman (knock) – Limped off inside the final minutes of Gameweek 3.
NOTTINGHAM FOREST
OUT:
Andrey Santos (uneligible to face parent club) – On loan from Chelsea
Wayne Hennessey (knee)
Felipe (knee)
Omar Richards (muscle)
MAYBE:
Orel Mangala (knock)
Scott McKenna (hamstring)
SHEFFIELD UNITED
OUT:
Max Lowe (ankle)
Rhian Brewster (match fitness)
John Fleck (leg)
Rhys Norrington-Davies (match fitness)
Daniel Jebbison (groin)
MAYBE:
Anis Ben Slimane (hamstring)
Ben Osborn (knock)
TOTTENHAM
OUT:
Rodrigo Bentancur (knee) – Ruptured his ACL in February.
Ryan Sessegnon (hamstring) – Carried over from late 2022/23 season.
Bryan Gil (groin)
WEST HAM
OUT:
Konstantinos Mavropanos (match fitness) – New signing has just arrived.
WOLVES
MAYBE:
Hwang Hee-chan (hamstring)
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