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Ancelotti on Rodriguez: "The players with quality [do not] have a problem [settling in]. The quality is there because football is not so complicated. The pitch is always the same, the opponents are always 11, the ball is the same, the goal doesn't move. Football is simple.” #EFC
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Kovacic is the only player missing for Chelsea this weekend. Everyone else looks set to be available. Thiago Silva will return after being rested midweek.
Table: premierinjuries.com
#CFC
Table: premierinjuries.com
#CFCMartin Odegaard has signed for around £30m but he won't be available for the visit of Chelsea on Sunday. Alexandre Lacazette still hasn't trained after testing positive for COVID: "He's not been good." Aubameyang rejoined the group on Thursday. #AFC
'Massively injury-prone' 🤦♂️
Martin Ødegaard: League Only
▪️ 2019/20 (89% availability) - 2533 minutes (31 appearances / 29 starts)
▪️ 2018/19 (92% availability) - 2973 minutes (only two players featured more for Vitesse)
#AFC
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"He's massively injury prone, Are we going to see a similar situation to Dani Ceballos?"
@romankemp has his reservations about Martin Odegaard's move to Arsenal
Genuinely disappointed to see Simon Grayson sacked. Felt he was the right man to take Sunderland all the way to League One.
Xhaka following today's NLD win. 'After what happened 3 years ago I never thought I would speak about [having a song sung about me by the Arsenal fans]. As long as I’m here I’ll give everything for this football club. It makes me proud because it was hard work to get here.' #AFC
Alonso on Costa: "You guys made up the story. Diego wasn't feeling well because of his back. He's happy & will have a great season at #CFC."
I've had Erling Haaland since week one. But it's time to go... 👋 Ownership is far too high - 82.7% is ridiculous (and boring) - so I'm looking elsewhere at a few differential options. #FPL
Aubameyang 1.3%
Wilson (again) 1.1%
Martial 0.9%
Callum Wilson to outscore Erling Haaland.
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Make one bold prediction for the 2022/23 #PL season 
"I was going to his right for the penalty, but then Noble said Hart knows where you are going, so I put it into the other side." #SaintsFC
Aaron Ramsdale will be assessed... 'I think he felt something, I don’t know what exactly. He managed to finish the game but he’s another we’ll have to assess.' The goalkeeper appeared to have a problem with his hamstring. Thomas Partey will also 'be out for a while'. #AFC
Kovacic is the only player missing for Chelsea this weekend. Everyone else looks set to be available. Thiago Silva will return after being rested midweek.
🚑Table: premierinjuries.com
#CFC
“We have no Ibrahimovic, no Pogba, no Marouane Fellaini, no Marcos Rojo, no Michael Carrick, so don’t speak to me about Harry Kane.” #MUFC
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"This is the story this season, the big difference is that Man City and Liverpool have a full squad available."
Thomas Tuchel feels that injuries have cost Chelsea a title race this season
Re: Van Dijk.
Mechanism of injury reminded me of the Ben Mee tackle on Wesley.
ACL, MCL, PCL, and medial meniscus involved. Likely to be out until early 2021 (12+ months).
reporting that damage "extends beyond the ACL" which fits with #LFC update ligament(s).
Takehiro Tomiyasu may not be risked in the this evening after complaining of muscular discomfort on Saturday. Pablo Mari and Sambi Lokonga remain out due to COVID, while Maitland-Niles was absent from the matchday squad at Leeds. No word on his status. #AFC
I've only gone and activated my Wildcard...
Core: Lukaku, Kane, Bruno, Salah and Trent 😆
Couldn't squeeze in Antonio 🤦♂️
Tuchel on Werner: "Yesterday, I sent him in from training; he wanted to do some finishing. I said 'you don’t need that, your brain knows how to score, it will come. If a woman does not want to go out with you, you cannot force her, step back. Maybe she will call you." #CFC
Jurgen Klopp says Mo Salah "watched the game inside, he was okay". #LFC
Klopp when asked for an update on James Milner by BT Sport.
"It's his hamstring. Congratulations to you."
#LFC
Harry Kane has taken knocks on both of his ankles.... expected to be out for a few weeks. #COYS
Arteta insists he wants the FA Cup tie at Forest to go-ahead but Arsenal are "really, really short of numbers" due to COVID and injuries. The Gunners also lost Thomas Partey, Nicolas Pepe, Mohamed Elneny and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to the AFCoN tournament.
#AFC
Pereira expected to return in GW30.
#LCFC
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Rodgers on the loss of Pereira to an ACL injury: “He’s a brilliant player and has been great for us all season. It’s a blow for us. With an injury like that you’re looking at four months earliest, latest six months. That’s the time-scale we’re expecting." #LCFC
Marcus Rashford has been told he is United’s first choice striker ahead of Romelu Lukaku according to the Daily Star. #MUFC
Ruben Dias has played over 18k mins of competitive football over three seasons: 18/19, 19/20 and 20/21 while his cumulative no. of off-season days during this period is only 33. Across the 5 confederations, only Artem Dzyuba (20) has had fewer according to a FIFPRO report. #MCFC
Mo Salah has been ruled out of tomorrow's game at Turf Moor with some reports suggesting the in-form attacker is set for at least two-weeks on the sidelines after suffering a knee injury during the win over Leicester. #LFC
I'll take 33k every day of the week. Clown.
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Replying to @BenDinnery
Ben. I’m sorry to say it but your rank last year proves you should be giving injury news only. You’re awful at FPL!!!
Eddie Howe said Callum Wilson could be facing "months" out, while he remains hopeful that Allan Saint-Maximin will be back within a couple of weeks.
#NUFC
Sessegnon could get the nod in GW1: “Now for Perisic it is important to get back to his best physical condition. Against Roma, I made him play from the beginning to make him familiar with the pace of the match and with his team-mates. He is not yet at 100 per cent." #COYS
Arteta when asked if Thomas Partey and Kieran Tierney would be in the squad on Saturday...
'They are part of the team.'
#AFC
Rodri: "I am young and try to learn every game but games like this where the 𝑜𝑝𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑑𝑜 𝑛𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔, you are a bit confused. You don’t know what to do...."
Chat 💩 get banged... ⚽️⚽️⚽️
Guardiola confirms Kevin De Bruyne will be a part of the travelling squad heading to Goodison Park. “Gundo is much better, but I don’t think is available.” Sergio Aguero will start on the bench.
Table: 🚨 premierinjuries.com
#MCFC
Mitrovic: "For the penalty, we had a small argument and I think it is my job for penalties. [Kamara] did not think like this, but I respect that. I have done the same in the past. I don't have a problem with this, he missed and that is part of football." #FFC
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Potential hamstring problem.
Table: premierinjuries.com/injury-table.p
#CFC
Table: premierinjuries.com/injury-table.p
#CFC
💬 Smith: “Jack Grealish has had discomfort in training, we'll assess it as we go. It's not a recurrence of an old injury and it's not long-term. I hope he'll be back for Leeds next week." #AVFC
Bruno happy to share spot-kick duties: "It doesn't matter if I take penalties. We have a lot of qualities in the team. Rashy was the guy who took the penalties, so I tell him, 'when you feel confident, if you want to take the penalty, it is not a problem.' I will not fight" #MUFC
Bad news for Son owners:
"It's an injury. We'll have him out for a while. It's his hamstring."
#COYS
Ben White, Thomas Partey, Nicolas Pepe and Eddie Nketiah have all returned to the training pitches following their recoveries from illness and injury.
🚑 Table: premierinjuries.com/injury-table.p
#AFC
Ranieri: "I said to Aboubakar Kamara to leave the ball to Aleksandar Mitrovic, he is the man who shoots the penalties. It is unbelievable, he did not respect me, the club, the team and crowd. I spoke with him, it is not right." (BBC)
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Mitrovic: "For the penalty, we had a small argument and I think it is my job for penalties. [Kamara] did not think like this, but I respect that. I have done the same in the past. I don't have a problem with this, he missed and that is part of football." #FFC
Wesley operation a success. "Thank God, everything went well in the surgery. I'm sad to get injured and have to go a long time without doing what I love most, but I think it's just another obstacle. Now is to rest and focus on recovery. Soon I'll be back even stronger." #AVFC
I'm from Newcastle... I can barely speak English!
Post-match Sky Sports: “Can we please stop this? I am not in the mood. I only want to talk to people with some understanding of football.” #LFC
David Moyes has a point. “We’ve got injuries, but I hope nobody is getting their games called off for injuries because we would have called a few of ours off if that were the case. I can’t speak for other clubs.”
#WHUFC
De Bruyne knee injury has been confirmed. The City star is walking with the aid of crutches and will travel to Barcelona in the coming days to be assessed by Dr Ramon Cugat. #MCFC
Zaha wants protection: "I feel like I'd have to get my leg broken for anyone to get a card. Why am I getting different treatment from other players? It is every week. I have tried to speak to the referees. there's nothing I can do any more. It is hard." #CPFC [MOTD]
For clarity...
Arteta on whether Aubameyang is still the Gunners' penalty taker despite the arrival of Willian:
"Yes, Auba will start taking the penalties."
#AFC
Ismailia Sarr, Emmanuel Dennis, Tom Cleverley, Imran Louza, Juraj Kucka, Kiko Femenia, Josh King, and Nicolas N'Koulou are out of the game against Everton. Cucho Hernandez (hamstring) is long-term and Joao Pedro has an outside chance after completing one session. #watfordfc
De Zerbi on choosing Steele over Sanchez.
'In this moment I think Jason can play better...'
#BHAFC
Reece James is unlikely to join up with the #ENG squad. "When I saw [the news] I thought maybe Reece goes with the water polo teams as he is training in the pool. I am surprised. My understanding is that he will not go," said Tuchel.
🚑 Table: premierinjuries.com/injury-table.p
#CFC
Jannik Vestergaard has been ruled out of tonight’s game after picking up an injury in training. On Friday, Brendan Rodgers said the centre-back was not up to speed fitness-wise. #LCFC
Bruno on giving last nights' penalty to Rashford: "Of course every player wants a hat-trick. But after the game in the PL I told Marcus that he could take the next one. It doesn't matter who takes the penalty as long as the team scores." #MUFC
Eight Chelsea players suspected of having COVID-19 include Jorginho, Barkley, Emerson, Batshuayi, Mount, Tomori, Abraham and Pulisic.
telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/
🚑 premierinjuries.com/injury-table.p
#CFC
Mourinho praises Shaw: "I was telling him, 'You cannot play better than you did'. Of course the kid has to be upset with the result. But the kid has to know that he had three very good matches in the PL and today he was very, very good. I am very, very happy with him." #MUFC
Mourinho on Ndombele. "He’s always injured. He’s injured, he’s not injured, he plays one match. This is the same since the beginning of the season." And Kane... "It is negative, hamstring is always negative. Is it a tear? Is it a small thing? At this moment I cannot say." #COYS
Rodgers confirms Wesley Fofana's withdrawal was precautionary: “He’s fine. He’s a young player in the middle of Ramadan, so he’s not eating during the day. It’s remarkable; he’s not eaten all day or drank and he can still perform to that level." #LCFC
Arteta confirms Martin Odegaard was ‘not feeling good enough to play’ in the 1-1 draw with FC Nurnberg last night after complaining of a calf issue during the warm-up. Leandro Trossard will also be assessed after he was forced off. ‘We picked up a few injuries which we want to… Show more
BR: “You’re looking for a goalkeeper who can stop the ball going in the net, can distribute and can deal with the pressure. I’ve always said Ward is a number one, Iversen has gone away and done well. I don’t feel like I need to look outside for a new goalkeeper.” #LCFC
Only [3] PL players have missed game(s) with thumb related injuries since 2012, broken or otherwise.
All goalkeepers - Myhill, McGregor and Foster.
Expect Mane to be OK for Saturday. #LFC
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Sadio Mane has become the latest Liverpool injury doubt ahead of game week nine after suffering a thumb injury while on international duty. #LFC
One game ban for Otamendi 5Y
Three-games: Fernandinho
Four-games: Aguero [additional match because of his previous ban] #MCFC
Average RTP Ruptured Achilles - 219 days
Yarmolenko - 184*
Bravo - 245*
Koscielny 207 days
Leroy Fer 189 days
Nathan Dyer - 222 days
(*current.... and counting)
If confirmed, Hudson-Odoi will miss the start of 2019/20.
#CFC
Heung-Min Son has been ruled out of the WC qualifying match vs Lebanon. The KFA revealed that the #COYS star "experienced discomfort in his right leg after Monday's practice", which was later diagnosed as a strained calf. However, they insist his absence is purely precautionary.
💬 Mourinho: “Harry I don't believe is anything big. Sunday is a match everyone wants to play and little things will not stop him. I don't have the feeling it is anything serious.” #COYS
Moyes on Antonio. "When you become a No.9 you go through phases when you can't score and the secret is, to keep going. His all-round form is really important to how we play. I've seen signs it's just beginning to click with him again, so hopefully we're not too far away." #WHUFC
....... Charlie Taylor..... *drum roll*
"touch and go"
WINNER WINNER
FIFPro Insist the Football Calendar is harming Elite Footballers.
Liverpool keeper Alisson Becker has played 72 games and covered 80,000km, with no mid-season break in the last 12 months.
premierinjuries.com/betting-articl
Petr Cech looks to be a No.1, certainly in the short-term. Emery is happy with his goalkeeper, confirming he will start at Stamford Bridge, meaning Leno will have to bide his time. #AFC
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Ivan Toney was the fifth-most sold player ahead of Gameweek 6... 
#FPL #BRELEE
#FPL #BRELEEBielsa on Bamford: "We think that yes, he will play on Friday. He has a knock on his hip that is painful but we don't think it will make him miss the game." Liam Cooper is sick. Leif Davis has a "small" joint problem, and Rodrgio picked up a knock in training yesterday. #LUFC
Also, this slipped under the radar...
Thank you to all my followers. Old and new, from the big accounts to the small, to those who engage and those who follow from afar.
It's been a rollercoaster of a ride, but one I've thoroughly enjoyed.
Unbelievably proud. Thank you 🎉
Tuchel on Lukaku. "He had many ball losses w/o any pressure, many ball losses in very promising circumstances. He had a huge chance. We want to serve him, but he is part of the team, and the performance up front, particularly in the first half, we can do much, much better." #CFC