Injuries and Bans ahead of Gameweek 24

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.

Gameweek 23 has already seen a red card for highly owned Emmanuel Dennis and with a further fixture still to be played on the 5th of February as well as an international break and FA Cup action we round up the known injuries and bans so far.

AFCON

Players away on International duty ahead of Gameweek 23

Below is a list of the players who have qualified with their countries for the Round of 16.

Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal)

Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal)

Bertrand Traore (Aston Villa)

Trezeguet (Aston Villa)

Yves Bissouma (Brighton)

Frank Onyeka (Brentford)

Maxwell Cornett (Burnley)

Edouard Mendy (Chelsea)

Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace)

Wilf Zaha (Crystal Palace)

Alex Iwobi (Everton)

Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester)

Ndidi (Leicester)

Sadio Mane (Liverpool)

Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

Naby Keita (Liverpool)

Eric Bailly (Man United)

Moussa Djenepo (Southampton)

Adam Masina (Watford)

Imran Louza (Watford)

William Troost-Ekong (Watford)

Romain Sais (Wolves)

INJURIES

Players to monitor ahead of Gameweek 23

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.

Konsa (Aston Villa) – Hip injury.

Tomiyasu (Takehiro) (Arsenal) – Calf injury Ruled out for “a couple of weeks” on 23/1 with a recurrence of a calf injury.

Shane Duffy (Brighton) – Ankle injury Sidelined with an ankle injury as of 21/1.

Jason Steel (Brighton) – Back injury Currently sidelined with a back injury

Mathias Jensen (Brentford) – Hip injury.

Charlie Taylor (Burnley) – Knock It was revealed on 17/1 that he picked up a knock that would require a scan. “Touch and go” for the Arsenal game on 23/1

Ashley Barnes (Burnley) – Thigh injury Had a “little niggle” ahead of the Crystal Palace match on 20/11 and missed out. The problem was later revealed to be a thigh tear and he now faces “weeks” on the sidelines. Back on the grass as of 6/1 but still “a few weeks away” and remains unavailable as of 21/1

Patrick Bamford (Leeds) – Foot injury It was reported on 20/1 that he had picked up a foot injury. Ruled out of the Newcastle game on 22/1. His manager said that he has his “doubts” over whether he’ll be able to return against Aston Villa on 9/2.

Jamie Vardy (Leicester) – Muscle injury “A bit sore” after appearing to pick up an injury in the match against Liverpool on 28/12.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Man United) – Illness.

Jamaal Lascelles (Newcastle) – Hamstring injury Substituted with a hamstring problem in the match against Leeds on 22/1.

Raul Jimenez (Wolves) – Calf injury Didn’t feature against Brentford on 22/1 as a precautionary measure because of a tight calf.

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.

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

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.

Son Heung-Min (Spurs) – Muscle injury His manager revealed on 7/1 that he would “probably” be sidelined for two weeks with a muscle problem. This prognosis was confirmed on 11/1.

Johnny (Wolves) – ACL injury from the 2020/21 season, on course for “a return in the new year”

For more in-depth details, check out the Fantasy Football Scout website:

Injuries And Bans

BANS

Neale over at Fantasy Football Scout has produced an excellent article summarising those players walking the suspension tightrope. The article can be read here.