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All the early injury news surrounding Fulham and Leeds United as their Premier League fixture comes into view.
The Cottagers, meanwhile, performed well against Chelsea but ultimately lost after seeing a goal harshly disallowed. It will be an interesting clash at Craven Cottage, and here we have taken a look at the early injury news surrounding both teams as the fixture comes into view.
Ethan Ampadu - Doubt
Ampadu is a doubt with a knee injury he picked up against Arsenal. Farke said after the injury: "Bad news with him, sadly. For the next few games, we will have to play without him. He has an MCL injury and will definitely be out until at least the international break. I hope to have him back after the international break.”
Ao Tanaka - Out
Tanaka also has a knee injury, but his timeline is said to be a little longer and he will miss this one. Farke said of the injury: “MCL injury. He will also be out for a few weeks. It’s difficult at the moment to say exactly when he can return, but also definitely not before the international break.
“It’s quite a similar injury to Ethan Ampadu’s injury and, of course, it’s tough to take that two of our key players in central midfield are out within a few days with the same injury after a tough tackle. That’s football. We have to get on with it and find some solutions.”
Gabriel Gudmundsson - Doubt
Gudmundsson limped off during Leeds’ draw with Newcastle and will be a doubt here as a result, at least until Farke provides a clearer explanation.
Issa Diop - Doubt
Diop has a small injury and it was hoped he would return last time out. Silva said before the game: “Some knocks, nothing really serious apart from Timothy (Castagne) a little bit. Issa (Diop), too. But I really believe they are going to be available.” Diop did not return on time, so he will go down as a doubt for now, but he should be back.
Marc Silva on Chelsea defeat
Silva felt his men were hard done by at Chelsea, with a controversially disallowed goal making all the difference. Silva said: “Outstanding first half from ourselves. Very, very good one. We dominated all the first half. We were clearly the best team on the pitch.
“Really pleased the way we matched, and were better than, Chelsea in all the moments of that first half. Brave on the ball and made life very difficult for Chelsea to press us high, the way we knew that they were going to come.
“We always found the spare player, most of the times that was Alex Iwobi, and we built many good moments in our offensive organisation. Off the ball, brave, finding the right moments to press them high or to be more compact. And was a very good first half that didn't end in the way we wanted, with the goal conceded. Second half, we didn't perform at the same level.
“Of course, players, they are human beings and have emotions, even if I told them at half-time to try to be as balanced and have emotional control, to focus just on our job to play football, to try to be better in the opposition side. [But it’s] very difficult after the second decision – completely unbelievable for that penalty – for them to keep the same principles that we want to keep. But my job is to try to convince them that we have to do it.
“We performed so well first half, we should keep the same type of performance, even if all the circumstances come against us and make the life difficult for ourselves. Very proud. The first half, very, very proud, and that has to be our image, and we have to move on.”
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