Injuries and Bans ahead of Gameweek 22
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 three fixtures in Gameweek 21 still to play as well as a full weekend schedule of FA cup fixtures, these are the injuries and bans as well as the players who are away on International duty we know so far ahead of the next deadline.
AFCON
Players away on International duty ahead of Gameweek 22
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal)
Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal)
Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal)
Thomas Partey (Arsenal)
Bertrand Traore (Aston Villa)
Trezeguet (Aston Villa)
Yves Bissouma (Brighton)
Frank Onyeka (Brentford)
Maxwell Cornett (Burnley)
Edouard Mendy (Chelsea)
Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace)
Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace)
Wilf Zaha (Crystal Palace)
Alex Iwobi (Everton)
Daniel Amartey (Leicester)
Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester)
Ndidi (Leicester)
Sadio Mane (Liverpool)
Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
Naby Keita (Liverpool)
Riyad Mahrez (Man City)
Eric Bailly (Man United)
Moussa Djenepo (Southampton)
Adam Masina (Watford)
Imran Louza (Watford)
William Troost-Ekong (Watford)
Said Benrahma (West Ham)
Romain Sais (Wolves)
INJURIES
Players to monitor ahead of Gameweek 22
Ashley Young (Aston Villa) – Toe Injury Rated “50/50” for the match against Burnley on 18/12 but the game was postponed. Has been sidelined since. Only had an “outside chance” of featuring against Brentford on 2/1 because of a fractured toe and missed out.
Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) – Unknown. Missed Gameweek 21.
Sergi Canos (Brentford) – Hamstring injury
Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) – Calf injury Substituted with tightness in his calf against Brighton on 26/12 and missed the Manchester City game on 29/12. Was rated “touch and go” for the Aston Villa match on 2/1 but wasn’t involved.
Mathias Jensen (Brentford) – Hip injury.
Reuben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) – Ankle injury Rated a doubt for the Wolves match on 19/12 because he was “in pain”. Missed out then and has been sidelined since.
Andreas Christensen (Chelsea) – Back injury Substituted with a back injury in the match against Brighton on 29/12. His manager said afterwards that it “looks not good”.
Timo Werner (Chelsea) – Lack of match fitness Back in training ahead of the Liverpool match on 2/1 after recovering from Covid-19 but still “struggling physically” according to his manager.
Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace) – Illness Missed out against Norwich on 28/12 but his club wouldn’t say whether it was Covid or injury related.
Daniel James (Leeds) – Muscle injury Picked up a muscle problem in the match against Man City on 14/12. Ruled out of the Arsenal game on 18/12.
James Maddison (Leicester) – Muscle injury “A bit sore” after appearing to pick up an injury in the match against Liverpool on 28/12.
Jamie Vardy (Leicester) – Muscle injury “A bit sore” after appearing to pick up an injury in the match against Liverpool on 28/12.
Thiago (Liverpool) – Illness Returned a suspected positive Covid-19 test ahead of the Spurs game on 19/12.
Harry Maguire (Man United) – Chest Injury Failed to recover from a knock to the chest in time for the Wolves game on 3/1.
Kyle Walker (Man City) – Knock MIssed the match against Leeds on 14/12 as he was short of fitness.
Phil Foden (Man City) – Lack of match fitness Missed the Arsenal game on 1/1 and was described as being “short of full fitness”
Allen Saint-Maximin (Newcastle) – Muscle injury Substituted with a muscle injury in the match against Man Utd on 27/12. His manager doesn’t think the issue is too serious.
Rayan Ait-Nouri (Wolves) – Muscle injury Pulled out of the starting XI on 15/12 after feeling discomfort in the warm-up. Assessment is continuing ahead of the Chelsea game on 19/12 to determine how long he will be out.
Potential FPL options with longer term injuries
Marvelous Nakamba (Aston Villa) – Knee injury Substituted in the game against Liverpool on 11/2 with a knee injury. Has since undergone surgery and will be out for 12-16 weeks.
Ajer Kristoffer (Brentford) – Hamstring injury Missed the defeat to Burnley on 30/10 with a hamstring injury. His manager subsequently ruled him out for up to two months.
Rico Henry Substituted with a tight hamstring as a precaution in the EFL Cup on 22/12. No timeline for return so far.
David Raya (Brentford) – Ruled out for four to five months on 26/10 after sustaining a serious ligament injury in his left knee.
Jeremy Sarmiento (Brighton) – Hamstring injury Substituted with a hamstring injury in the match against West Ham on 1/12. Expected out for between three to four months.
Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) – Knee injury Substituted in the Champions League win over Juventus on 23/11 with a partial injury to his ACL. Initially ruled out for six weeks on 26/11 but it later transpired that he would require surgery and miss the rest of 2021/22
Reece James (Chelsea) – Limped off with a hamstring injury against Brighton on 29/12 and was later sighted on crutches. Still awaiting the results of a scan as of 31/12.
Abdoulaye Doucoure (Everton) – Everton confirmed on 19/10 Doucoure has suffered a foot injury and will be assessed to determine the period of absence.
Wesley Fofana (Leicester) – Broken leg in pre-season
Harvey Elliot (Liverpool) – Serious ankle injury vs Leeds (12th Sept) which required surgery
Raphael Varane (Man United) – Ruled out on 12th Oct for a few weeks with a thigh injury
Callum Wilson (Newcastle) – Muscle injury Substituted with a muscle injury in the match against Man Utd on 27/12. His manager thinks the issue might be serious.
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
John McGinn (Aaton Villa) – 1 Match Ban Suspended for one match after picking up his fifth booking of the season on 3/1.
Diego Llorente (Leeds) – 1 Match Ban Suspended for one match after picking up his fifth booking of the season on 3/1.
Tyler Robers (Leeds) – 1 Match Ban Suspended for one match after picking up his fifth booking of the season on 3/1.
Luke Shaw (Man United) – 1 Match Ban Suspended for one match after picking up his fifth booking of the season on 3/1.
Scott McTominay (Man United) – 1 Match Ban Suspended for one match after picking up his fifth booking of the season on 3/1.
Javier Manquillo (Newcastle) – 1 Match Ban Suspended for one match after picking up his fifth booking of the season on 27/12.
6 Yellow Cards
Yves Bissouma (Brighton)
James Tarkowski (Burnley)
Mohammed Salisu (Southampton)
Oliver Skipp (Spurs)
Ruben Neves (Wolves)
Emmanuel Dennis (Watford
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/
