Game Week 21: Injury Tracker

Gameweek 21’s Injury Watch – where you can get all of the up-to-date injury news, return schedules and our top replacement suggestions and strategies.

Game Week 21: Injury Tracker
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Francisco Evanilson (FWD – £5.9m):

Evanilson suffered a fractured metatarsal and completed a successful surgery. He is expected to face a lengthy spell on the side-lines recovering and Bournemouth declined to provide a timeline just yet. The Brazilian striker will be a big miss.

Estimated return: N/A

Start/buy/hold/replace: Replace

Potential replacements: Raul (£5.7m) or Wissa (£6.2m)

 

Enes Unal (FWD – £5.4m):

Evanilson’s back-up Enes Unal is also set for a lengthy  spell out injured after tearing ACL in training. This will likely mean Semenyo or Outtara will play centrally until Evanilson is fit.

Estimated return: Next season

Start/buy/hold/replace: N/A

Potential replacements: N/A

 

Ricardo Calafiori (DEF – £5.8m):

Calafiori was left out of Arsenal’s squad for their FA Cup 3rd Round defeat to Man United due to a muscle issue. The only official word on the injury was given on the official club website which read “Riccardo Calafiori is out injured, so is not in the 20-man squad at all.” Arsenal’s defence has not played up to their standards of the previous season and with the uncertainty around his injury, there are better Defenders for managers to own.

Estimated return: Gameweek 22-23

Start/buy/hold/replace: Replace

Potential replacements: Hall (£4.9m), Robinson (£5.0m) or Konate (£5.1m)

 

Jurrien Timber (DEF – £5.7m):

“Timber limping and holding his hamstring – and signalled to bench he needs to come off,” Simon Collings of the Standard reported during the game. Arteta is yet to speak on Timber and this new injury concern. Hold Timber until we get more concrete news.

Estimated return: N/A

Start/buy/hold/replace: Hold

Potential replacements: N/A

 

Gabriel Jesus (FWD – £6.9m):

Jesus picked up what looks to be a serious injury in the FA Cup tie against Man United on Sunday. Arteta confirmed Jesus would go for tests on Monday. He added “Big worry, that’s my feeling… He had to come off on a stretcher, with a lot of pain, touching his knee. It’s not looking good. I think it is the other one [and not the knee he injured at the 2022 World Cup].”

Estimated return: N/A

Start/buy/hold/replace: Replace

Potential replacements: Wood (£6.8m) or Cunha (£7.0m)

 

Joao Pedro (FWD -£5.7m):

 

Joao Pedro suffered an ankle injury in training and the club announced he was going for a scan on it. Joao Pedro gave us all the information we needed – he tweeted out that everything came back okay after the scan.

Estimated return: Gameweek 21

Start/buy/hold/replace: Start

Potential replacements: N/A

 

Dominic Calvert-Lewin (FWD – £5.4m)

David Moyes confirmed in his press conference on Monday morning that Calvert-Lewin trained with the team and should “be ok”.

Estimated return: Gameweek 21

Start/buy/hold/replace: Replace

Potential replacements: Raul (£5.7m) or Joao Pedro (£5.7m)

 

Alexander Isak (FWD – £9.3m):

The outlook is positive on Isak starting in Gameweek 21. Howe stated “We think he’s pretty good. He’s seeing his physio at the moment, having a couple of days rest. We would probably have involved him in some way (against Bromley) but I think he’ll be given this game to rest.”

Estimated return: Gameweek 21

Start/buy/hold/replace: Start

Potential replacements: N/A

 

Sven Botman (DEF – £4.4m):

Eddie Howe stated that Botman is expected to be available for Wolves in Game week 21.

Estimated return: Gameweek 21

Start/buy/hold/replace: Start

Potential replacements: N/A

 

Niclas Fullkrug (FWD – £6.7m):

Fullkrug sustained a hamstring injury in Friday’s FA Cup matchup against Brighton. West Ham have confirmed the German striker will be sidelined for a number of weeks.

Estimated return: Game week 24

Start/buy/hold/replace: Replace

Potential replacements: Wood (£6.8m)

 

Matheus Cunha (FWD – £7.0m):

Cunha has returned from his suspension.

Estimated return: Game week 21

Start/buy/hold/replace: Start

Potential replacements: N/A

 

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Written by: Ahsan Ejaz

Last updated: 29/12/24