TheBigLewandowski wrote: ↑07 Mar 2018, 09:08
Team news ahead of tonights' @ChampionsLeague second-leg tie against FC Basle. "Fernandinho is much much better, as is Sterling. Maybe they won’t play but they may be ready for Stoke City. Mendy is back but he’s been out for six months, we have to be careful." #MCFC
(Dinnery)
Finisher1 wrote: ↑12 Mar 2018, 12:03
Does anyone know whether Pulis' team have a few knocks? Or whether Dyche has confirmed Wood and Ward are touch and go? What about Sterling, is he much much better according to Pep?
"Pep coy on Aguero's availability at Everton on Saturday.... "Much, much better [but] we will see tomorrow...." #MCFC"
Source: Ben Dinnery
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It's always interesting to hear who is touch and go in Burnley and who is much much better in City
No guarantees Aguero will return for the derby: "We’ll see," Guardiola replied when asked if the Argentine would be available. "He is much, much better, but the physios and doctor spoke with him and he said he still wasn’t perfect. I hope he will be back for Saturday." #MCFC
@BurnleyOfficial - SD also reveals that Ben Mee and @Gudmundsson7 are both doubts for the game at Vicarage Road.
Tom Heaton is available too.
No more information that I can find on Burnley forums or google than that. It seems that Mee is potentially also going through some contract negotiations, but that doesn't seem to be the reason that he's a doubt and with Burnley pushing for Europe I don't believe for a second that either player or manager would be involved in contract shenanigans.
Matty James has been ruled out of the run-in. The Leicester midfielder had surgery on his Achilles meaning he won't return until pre-season: "It is not a big problem but he now needs patience and time to recover," confirmed Puel.
Wilfred Ndidi is suspended following his sending-off [two bookable offences] last weekend. Misses the next two-games as this was his second dismissal of the season.
Puel to consider his options as James [injury] and Ndidi [susp] are ruled out this weekend: "We have three solutions with Iborra, Silva and Choudhury We will see for Saturday. We cannot replace Wilfred's attributes, but we can with a collective response."
Daniel Amartey is hoping to rejoin the group in training from next week. A hamstring strain has kept him sidelined since the 1-1 draw with Bournemouth at the beginning of March.
Palace are struggling in attack: "Benteke limped off today feeling his groin and we won't know how he is until tomorrow. No one new is back, so the squad will be thinner if he doesn't make it." #CPFC
Sorloth [hamstring] and Wickham [groin] both suffered setbacks last week.
Benteke considered a doubt after limping off in training: "I have just spoken to the doctor to ask how he rates his chances of being fit. He said, he would rather not say at this stage, so if he is not prepared to do that then I am certainly not in a position to either." #CPFC
James Tomkins has not recovered from a calf problem while Julian Speroni, Scott Dann, Jason Puncheon and Joel Ward remain out long-term. #CPFC
Dale Stephens [hamstring] "is still a doubt for this Saturday" but everyone else - apart from long-term absentees - have trained and will be available. "We'll give him every opportunity to be close though." #BHAFC
Sean Dyche confirms Tom Heaton comes back into contention for Burnley this weekend.
Saturday comes too soon for Scott Arfield while Ben Mee and Gudmundsson will be assessed ahead of the game. Both players are considered doubts.
Gudmundsson is at risk of missing out at Watford: "He is touch and go, but at this stage we’ll probably err on the side of caution unless he comes in and says he's absolutely clear."
Kurt Zouma trained on Thursday after missing the defeat at Arsenal because of a knee problem. Mame Diouf picked up a knock at The Emirates and Paul Lambert "will be keeping an eye" on both players. #SCFC
Charlie Adam serves the second game of his 3-match ban. Choupo-Moting [groin] is likely to be a few more weeks while a fractured rib will keep Stafylidis on the sidelines. #SCFC
Kevin Wimmer continues to build fitness with the U23s. Ibrahim Afellay has been suspended following an internal disciplinary matter and will not feature again this season. #SCFC
Sam Clucas "is ready" for Saturday "one hundred per cent". There were concerns that the Swans midfielder could miss the remainder of the season after limping off with a knee injury at Old Trafford. #Swans
Angel Rangel returned to full training on Wednesday following groin surgery, but will need more time to build fitness. No fresh injury concerns, only long-term issues [Bony / Fer / Sanches]. Jordan Ayew serves the final game of his ban.
Renato Sanches [hamstring] is still rehabbing in Munich but Carvalhal expects a return to Swansea next week. "We are waiting for him. Last time we talked he said he would be back on the 10th of this month. After, we will see how long [before] he is ready to play."
Kabasele close to being involved: "He has been training with the team this week,” said Gracia. “He is in full training. We will see if he is available at the last moment, but he is training with the team and he’s in a good moment.” #watfordfc
Javi Garcia is "confident" Deulofeu [fractured metatarsal] can play again before the end of the season. Nathaniel Chalobah is still "trying to recover" as he continues his rehab work away from the main group. #watfordfc
Craig Cathcart is expected to be heavily involved during the end of season run-in: "He is available. I think he is very happy because he is back with the team and he wants to help us in these last six games.” #watfordfc
Miguel Britos will return to the matchday squad after missing the 2-2 draw with Bournemouth because of illness. #watfordfc
TheBigLewandowski wrote: ↑05 Apr 2018, 19:48
Gudmundsson is at risk of missing out at Watford: "He is touch and go, but at this stage we’ll probably err on the side of caution unless he comes in and says he's absolutely clear."
(Dinnery)
Thanks Sean Dyche!
It's always so informative to know which Man City player is "much much better" and which Burnley player is "touch and go", isn't it?
After this season someone should really make a compilation of all the Pep's "much much better"s and Dyche's "touch and go"s.
It's a shame we have no more Pulis telling they have a few knocks.
TheBigLewandowski wrote: ↑05 Apr 2018, 19:48
Gudmundsson is at risk of missing out at Watford: "He is touch and go, but at this stage we’ll probably err on the side of caution unless he comes in and says he's absolutely clear."
(Dinnery)
Thanks Sean Dyche!
It's always so informative to know which Man City player is "much much better" and which Burnley player is "touch and go", isn't it?
After this season someone should really make a compilation of all the Pep's "much much better"s and Dyche's "touch and go"s.
It's a shame we have no more Pulis telling they have a few knocks.
I know, it's really boring when people keep repeating the same things over and over and over again, isn't it?
gazzetta.it reports quoting Mirror as a source https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football ... t-12311699
that Can back injury is seriouser than expected and his season is over, as well as likely his contract with Liverpool, as he's expected to move to Juve this summer.
Even his participation to this summer WC is at risk
Klopp on Salah: "I cannot make Mo available because it's a derby. You cannot push a player through the game, none of our supporters want to do that. If he's a doubt he will not be involved. If they're not 100% fit they cannot be involved." https://t.co/QpxNDSL2BI
FS Record: Mediocre, apparently 13/14: FPL 1792; FIFA 14 Top 700. 17/18: FPL 696th; loads of mini-League wins and side game promotions 18/19 1FC Köln 5AS Champions #1 Spring Super League regular season 19/20 & 20/21
RomynPG wrote: ↑06 Apr 2018, 17:10
oh right - haven't been following closely enough.
Similar question then I suppose ... does Pope have to balls it up badly/get injured for Heaton to get his place back?
Until TP, Billy, give us the inside track I suppose we can only wait or guess.
Fortunately my GK2, Hennessey, has reasonable fixtures in 33&35. Chips and cards will look after other fixtures. Be a shame though, Pope's point scoring potential is rated as highest in the game for the next few GWs, even better than De Geas
Elias Kachunga will have surgery on Monday after suffering ankle ligament damage at Newcastle last weekend. "He will be back for the start of pre-season." Danny Williams and Michael Hefele are the Terriers only other injuries. #HTAFC
Thibaut Courtois [hamstring], Davide Zappacosta and Pedro "could" feature on Sunday - all three have trained. No David Luiz [knee] though or Ethan Ampadu [ankle] who has been ruled out for the season. #CFC
Ross Barkley is hoping to force his way into Conte's plans following his hour long run out for the U23s last weekend. #CFC
Allardyce confirms Idrissa Gueye is available following his recovery from a hamstring strain. #EFC
Joselu is back in training following an ankle sprain but Islam Slimani is ineligible under the terms of his loan agreement. "We don't have any [injury] problems, so more or less everyone is available." #NUFC
Mo Diame has recovered from the minor knock which forced him off vs Huddersfield. Jesus Gamez [ankle] lacks fitness and Rob Elliot is over his recent back problem but is now third-choice goalkeeper. #NUFC
Still no Daniel Sturridge for the Baggies but he is "making real progress". Sidelined since February due to a hamstring strain. Nacer Chadli has returned to full training. Gareth Barry will have knee surgery next week. #WBA
Mark Hughes expects a reaction following the 3-nil defeat at West Ham: "We need to be more resilient when momentum goes against us. I’ve told them this week what is acceptable in games and what isn’t.” #SaintsFC
Stephen Davis is back in contention for Southampton. The Saints midfielder hasn't played since February due to a hamstring problem. #SaintsFC
Lanzini expected to miss the game: "He's got a medial ligament injury. He's able to run in straight lines at the minute. I wouldn't completely rule him out but he's a doubt." #WHUFC
Antonio set for surgery: "He's going to have an Op on his hamstring and the biggest thing now is to get him ready for next season. We'll miss his great strength and pace. He picked up a hamstring injury at the end of last season and has never really recovered from it." #WHUFC
Javier Hernandez is over his recent bout of illness but James Collins [hamstring] could miss out again. #WHUFC
Ragnar Klavan and Nathaniel Clyne will be hoping to force their way into the starting XI after stepping up their recovery from injury in recent weeks. Gomez, Matip, Lallana and Can ruled out. #LFC
Phil Jones, Marcos Rojo and Ander Herrera have trained fully over the past week, while Daley Blind rejoined the group on Friday morning. Sergio Romero is expected to be missing for a "few weeks” following his collision with Diego Costa when playing for Argentina. #MUFC
Manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed that he has a fully fit squad to choose from for Saturday’s Manchester derby, with the only exception being goalkeeper Sergio Romero, who is out with a knee injury. #MUFC .
Mkhitaryan is being assessed: "He will be out for Sunday. He has a scan and the fear is that his MCL has been touched. We’ll know more soon. For how long he will be out, I don’t know." Ospina could return in 2/3 weeks. Maitland-Niles "might be back for Moscow." #AFC
On replacing Rooney who was clearly unhappy, Allardyce said: "As good as he is and was, we needed more legs. Nobody is too big to come off. I make the decisions." #EFC
Howe on Stanislas and Ibe missing out today. #AFCB
"I'm certain our injuries won't affect us."
David Wagner confirms Jonathan Hogg will be assessed: "Hopefully, it is not serious. I accept fighting for the ball, but for me it is too dangerous when the studs are up.” #HTAFC
Pochettino confirms Kieran Trippier was rested due to muscular fatigue. #COYS
Vicente Iborra "could" be out for the rest of the season after limping off vs Newcastle with a hamstring injury. [via @mrgeoffpeters] #LCFC
Mings made his comeback for the U21s on Friday in a behind-closed-doors friendly. The Cherries defender managed 45 mins, his first appearance in more than 6 months. King was restricted to a role from the bench today due to a slight injury. Ibe missed out because of illness. #AFCB
“Mkhitaryan has got knee ligament damage,” confirms Arsene Wenger. "He will not be available for Thursday or Newcastle and certainly not for the week after, when we play West Ham. I think he will miss these games for sure, but he could still play at the end of the season.” #AFC
Mee an early doubt for Leicester: "We’re not sure how long Ben will be. It’s a knock on his shin that has flared and it just needs a period of time to settle down." Meanwhile, Johann Berg Gudmundsson has a "chance" if he has a good week "so we'll wait and see". #twitterclarets
Daniel Sturridge "could" return to full training later this week. However, if available, the Liverpool loanee will have to settle for a place on the bench after missing the last two months due to the hamstring injury he suffered at Chelsea. #WBA
Darren Moore will have to wait another week before Robson-Kanu [concussion] is back "in the mix" while Jonny Evans continues to make progress from the knee injury which kept him out of the Swansea game. #WBA
Director of Performance @wbamarkgillett is "optimistic" that Sam Field [calf] and Nacer Chadli [thigh] will be available for selection at Old Trafford after coming through 60 minutes for the U23s unscathed on Monday night. #WBA
Jonathan Hogg is in contention to face Watford this weekend after re-joining his teammates on the training pitches. The Terriers midfielder was forced off following a red-card challenge by Davy Propper during the 1-1 draw with Brighton. #HTAFC
A medial knee ligament injury will keep Henrikh Mkhitaryan out for the remainder of the season unless Arsenal reach the @EuropaLeague final. #AFC [via @johncrossmirror]
Nacer Chadli and Sam Field are pushing to be involved at Old Trafford on Saturday. Both players enjoyed an hour long run out for the U23s on Monday night and hope to be included in Darren Moore's matchday squad. #WBA
Mo Elneny has had his dismissal against Southampton overturned. The @FA announced on Tuesday that the Arsenal midfielder will be available to face Newcastle this weekend. #AFC
Andy Carroll is hoping to be named in David Moyes’ matchday squad when West Ham take on Stoke this weekend. The injury-prone striker has been sidelined since January after undergoing surgery on a broken foot. #WHUFC
Begovic feeling 100% after missing the recent internationals due to a knee problem: "It was good to have a bit of time off. It was just a niggle. With the games and training we had, I needed a few days off and to have some rehab and good treatment." #AFCB [Echo]
Fer injury update: “I’m getting better every week,” he said. “In two weeks I can finally walk without the [protective] boot so that’s good. I am looking forward. I am focusing on next season, trying to get as strong as possible and trying not to rush it.” #Swans
Despite suggesting via the clubs website that Can could return for the run-in, Jurgen Klopp stated on Sky Sports [Germany] that the midfielders season was over. He also hinted that Adam Lallana may not be back this term, and the pair are ruled out along with Joel Matip. #LFC
Mee an early doubt for Leicester: "We’re not sure how long Ben will be. It’s a knock on his shin that has flared and it just needs a period of time to settle down." Meanwhile, Johann Berg Gudmundsson has a "chance" if he has a good week "so we'll wait and see". #twitterclarets
Danny Rose has picked up a calf injury ruling him out of the game against Manchester City. Walker-Peters [hamstring] remains on the sidelines while Harry Winks is in the UAE having treatment at the @Aspetar to address an ongoing ankle problem. #COYS
Tyrone Mings and Jordon Ibe have trained fully ahead of Liverpool. #AFCB
(Source: Ben Dinnery)
Guess that's good news for Davies and Ibe owers! (Source: me)
