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A look at the early injury news surrounding Fulham and Liverpool ahead of their Premier League date.
Liverpool have also picked up form, and they now find themselves in the top four after correcting - or at least partly correcting - a disappointing start to the season. Here we round up the early injury news surrounding both sides.
Geovanni Leoni - Out
Leoni is out long-term with a serious knee injury. Slot said at the time: “He is not in a good place because he tore his ACL, which means he will be out around a year. Being so young and coming to a new country and playing so well in your first game, it's very hard to take the positives. But you try to look at that, and that is that he is still so young, and he has so many years still to go after he recovers.”
Alexander Isak - Out
Isak will be out until March. Slot has said: “It’s going to be a long injury. For a couple of months. That’s a big disappointment for him, and as a result of that, of course, also for us. [I'm] confident he can still play a part at the back end of the season.”
Mo Salah - Out (International)
Salah is at the African Cup of Nations with Egypt.
Wataru Endo - Out
Endo has an ankle issue that is expected to keep him out until mid-January.
Joe Gomez - Out
Gomez is expected to be on the same timeline.
Rodrigo Muniz - Out
Muniz is out until February but he is making progress. Silva has said: “He's getting better. I was just speaking with him, and he's getting good feelings. He's doing individual work on the [training] pitch.”
Calvin Bassey, Samu Chukwueze, Alex Iwobi - Out (International)
All three players are away at the African Cup of Nations.
Ryan Sessegnon - Doubt
Sessegnon has a hamstring issue. Silva has said: “We have to be careful with him, he's OK. He's already running on the pitch, and is not going to be long. He's already doing individual work, probably some weeks, but I cannot give you a timescale because we see how he's going to react this week.” Sessegnon has a chance here.
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