Injuries and Bans ahead of Gameweek 12
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 after Gameweek 11
Thomas Partey (Arsenal) – Missed the Watford game on 7/11 with a muscle injury
Danny Ings (Aston Villa) – Missed West Ham game on the 31/10 with a muscle injury.
Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) – Suffered a “high ankle sprain” in the match against West Ham on 31/10.
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
Naby Keita (Liverpool) – Suffered a hamstring injury against Brighton on 30/10 but his manager doesn’t yet know the severity of it.
Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) – Suffered a hamstring injury in the Champions League against Athletico Madrid
Bryan Gil (Spurs) – Missed Manchester United game on the 30/10 with a hamstring issue.
Angelo Ogbonna (West Ham) – Taken off against Liverpool on 7/11 after needing stitches to an eye wound but his manager also revealed after full-time that he had taken a knock.
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.
Luke Ayling (Leeds) – Still halfway through his recovery from a knee problem
Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester) – Out for four-to-five weeks from 3rd Oct with a hamstring injury
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
Francisco Sierralta (Watford) – Picked up a hamstring injury on 2nd Oct, expected to begin light training from 18th Oct
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
Robert Sanchez (Brighton) – 1 Match Ban Banned for one match after being sent off for the denial of a goalscoring opportunity on 6/11.
Mason Holgate (Everton) – 3 Match Ban Suspended for three matches after being sent off for serious foul play on 7/11.
Paul Pogba (Manchester United) – 1 match left of 3 Match Ban Sent off for serious foul play on 24/10 and will miss three matches.
Oliver Skipp (Spurs) – 1 Match Ban Suspended for Gameweek 12 after collecting his fifth booking of the season on 7/11
Juraj Kucka (Watford) – 1 Match Ban Suspended for one match after being sent off for two bookable offences on 7/11
4 Yellow Cards (1 from suspension)
Sambi Lokonga – Arsenal
Tyrone Mings – Aston Villa
John McGinn – Aston Villa
Shane Duffy – Brighton
Adam Lallana – Brighton
Joel Veltman – Brighton
Josh Brownhill – Burnley
James Tarkowski – Burnley
Ashley Westwood – Burnley
Richarlison – Everton
Rodrigo – Leeds
Fred – Manchester United
Paul Pogba – Manchester United
Luke Shaw – Manchester United
Matt Ritchie – Newcastle
Jamaal Lascelles – Newcastle
Mohammed Salisu – Southampton
Cristian Romero – Spurs
3 Yellow Cards (2 from suspension)
Christian Norgaard – Brentford
Sergi Canos – Brentford
Neale Maupay – Brighton
Joachim Anderson – Crystal Palace
Connor Gallagher – Crystal Palace
James McArthur – Crystal Palace
Joel Ward – Crystal Palace
Lucas Digne – Everton
Abdoulaye Doucoure – Everton
Liam Cooper – Leeds
Raphinha – Leeds
Aymeric Laporte – Man City
João Cancelo – Man City
Bruno Fernandes – Manchester United
Harry Maguire – Manchester United
Isaac Hayden – Newcastle
Pierre Lees-Melou – Norwich
Mattias Normann – Norwich
Max Aarons – Norwich
Moussa Djenepo – Southampton
Oriol Romeu – Southampton
Oghenekaro Peter Etebo – Watford (out through injury until Feb 2022)
Declan Rice – West Ham
Pablo Fornals – West Ham
Reuben Neves – Wolves
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/
