Injuries and Bans ahead of Gameweek 15
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.
With a short turn around between the end of Gameweek 14 and the Gameweek 15 deadline it’s more important than ever to have a clear understanding of which players are available and which aren’t.
Here’s a round-up of what we know so far in terms of injuries and bans.
INJURIES
Players to monitor ahead of Gameweek 15
Matt Targett (Aston Villa) – Substituted in the match against Man City on 1/12 after a bang on the head. His manager said afterwards that he “should be OK”.
Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) – Substituted with a muscle injury in the match against Man City on 1/12. His manager fears that he will be out for “a few weeks at least”.
Adam Webster (Brighton) – Substituted with a muscle injury in the match against West Ham on 1/12. Ruled out of the Southampton game on 4/12 as assessment continues on the full extent of his problem.
Mathias Normann (Norwich) – Has been sidelined with a recurrence of a pelvic injury in the match against Wolves on 27/11. Has been sidelined since but has had injections in the affected area and could be back for the Manchester United game on 11/12
Aaron Cresswell (West Ham) – Withdrawn early with a back injury during the match against Man City 28/11 and missed Gameweek 14
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.
James Justin (Leicester) – ACL injury from the 2020/21 season
Wesley Fofana (Leicester) – Broken leg in pre-season
Harvey Elliot (Liverpool) – Serious ankle injury vs Leeds (12th Sept) which required surgery
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
Ben Foster (Watford) – Groin injury likely out until the new year at least.
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
Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) – 1 Match Ban Suspended for one match after picking up his fifth booking of the season on 30/11.
Ciaran Clark (Newcastle) – 1 Match Ban Suspended for one match after being sent off for a professional foul on 30/11.
4 Yellow Cards (1 from suspension)
Sambi Lokonga – Arsenal
Matty Cash – Aston Villa
Tyrone Mings – Aston Villa
John McGinn – Aston Villa
Sergi Canos – Brentford
Christian Norgaard – Brentford
Shane Duffy – Brighton
Adam Lallana – Brighton
Neale Maupay – Brighton
Joel Veltman – Brighton
Josh Brownhill – Burnley
Connor Gallagher – Crystal Palace
Lucas Digne – Everton
Liam Cooper – Leeds
Rodrigo – Leeds
João Cancelo – Man City
Bruno Fernandes – Manchester United
Fred – Manchester United
Paul Pogba – Manchester United
Luke Shaw – Manchester United
Callum Wilson – Newcastle
Mattias Normann – Norwich
Oriol Romeu – Southampton
Mohammed Salisu – Southampton
Cristian Romero – Spurs
Declan Rice – West Ham
3 Yellow Cards (2 from suspension)
Pierre Emerick Aubameyang – Arsenal
Douglas Luiz – Aston Villa
Yves Bissouma – Brighton
Cucurella – Brighton
Jay Rodriguez – Burnley
Marcos Alonso – Chelsea
Joachim Anderson – Crystal Palace
Christian Benteke – Crystal Palace
James McArthur – Crystal Palace
Wilf Zaha – Crystal Palace
Abdoulaye Doucoure – Everton
Andros Townsend – Everton
Diego Llorente – Leeds
Raphinha – Leeds
Tyler Roberts – Leeds
Jamie Shackleton – Leeds
Pascal Struijk – Leeds
Junior Firpo – Leeds
Wilf Ndidi – Leicester
Fabinho – Liverpool
Andy Robertson – Liverpool
Bernando Silva – Manchester City
Harry Maguire – Manchester United
Scott McTominay – Manchester United
Cristiano Ronaldo – Manchester United
Isaac Hayden – Newcastle
Pierre Lees-Melou – Norwich
Brandon Williams – Norwich
Max Aarons – Norwich
Jan Bednarek – Southampton
Moussa Djenepo – Southampton
Kyle Walker-Peters – Southampton
Oghenekaro Peter Etebo – Watford (out through injury until Feb 2022)
Danny Rose – Watford
William Troost-Ekong – Watford
Michail Antonio – West Ham
Pablo Fornals – West Ham
Max Kilman – 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/
