The Gameweek 25 press conferences started early on Wednesday, with Daniel Farke and Sean Dyche in front of the media.
Leeds United and Nottingham Forest play on Friday, which is why these two head coaches held their pressers ahead of their counterparts.
Below you will find all of Farke and Dyche’s injury updates.
We should hear from the managers of the other eighteen Premier League teams on Thursday and Friday.
KEY GAMEWEEK 25 INJURY NEWS FROM WEDNESDAY
LEEDS UNITED
Leeds appear to be running out Anton Stach in Gameweeks 25 and 26 due to a hip problem. Daniel Farke did not rule him out entirely from Friday’s visit to Forest, but estimated an absence of 10 to 14 days.
“The only negative news is that Anton Stach is struggling with some hip problems after the last matchday and it looks like he will probably miss Friday’s match and also the match against Chelsea. So certainly not good news for him, because he is clearly an important player for us.”
“It’s probably a situation where he’s going to be out for 10 to 14 days, at least that’s what the doctor is saying at the moment. So it’s quite likely he’ll miss Friday’s game.” – Daniel Farke
Lucas done (hamstring) is also expected to fail again.
“Lukas Nmecha is not in team training yet. We still have two days. It’s probably unlikely that he will make it to this match, but he’s not too far away either. We’ll see.” – Daniel Farke on Lukas Nmecha
At least there is positive news.
Jaka Bijol (hamstring) is back training after missing the last three weeks of competition.
“Jaka Bijol has been back in team training since today. We now have to wait and see how his body reacts, but that is certainly positive for us.” – Daniel Farke
And James Justin seems to have recovered from the toe injury that forced him to retire at halftime last weekend.
“James Justin, back in team training. Thank God it was just a bruise and not a broken toe. He’s available for the weekend too. Definitely good news.” – Daniel Farke
Daniel James (hamstring), absent since late November, has also had a full week of training, so he could feature.
“Daniel James is making progress. Very good news.” – Daniel Farke
It sounds like a loan Facundo Good night is not yet in combat.
“He hasn’t played much football in recent months. Obviously not for Chelsea, not previously for Brighton, not even that much for Leicester. However, when you bring in a player on loan, in a situation like that you can’t expect him to come in straight away and be much better than the options we already have, who have done so well for us, or relatively well, to at least put us in this position.”
“Facundo has all our support, all our support, all our help in training to reach his peak fitness level, to reach his highest self-confidence, to reach his top rhythm in the game. But it’s entirely up to him to step through the door. And if he does, then yes, happy days.” – Daniel Farke on Facundo Buonanotte
NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Matz Sels (groin) and Callum Hudson-Odoi (shoulder), who were both released at half-time last weekend, are doubts for the trip to Elland Road.
“It’s still a bit sore. We’ll wait for the next 48 hours, obviously before the game, to get some more advice on it. We’ll get an opinion in the coming days before we know more about the length of it. We’ve got the chance to do it, so we’ll see how it turns out.” – Sean Dyche about Matz Sels’ injury
“Callum took a hit on the shoulder. It was a funny one, he landed on it awkwardly. We had it checked out and it’s nothing serious, but it’s a painful one. We’ll probably have to make a decision on that, certainly not today, but again in the next 36 hours, in preparation for the match. We’ll know more about that.”
“Matz and the others that are just longer-term situations are all settling down and moving in the right direction.” – Sean Dyche
Nicolo Savona (knee), Chris Wood (knee) and John Victor (knee) remain on the injury list.
Neco Williams meanwhile is serving a one-match suspension following his goal-denying handball in Gameweek 24.
Now that Williams and Savona are out, there is a chance that a signing will be made at the deadline Luca Netz is immediately thrown into the deep end as a wing defender.
“We’ll see. He’s only just trained today, so this is the first time we’ve seen him. So we’ll make a call.”
“He’s a young, up and coming player, I think. Adds balance, [we’re] a bit limited at that position or with natural players at that position, at least. So yeah, I think he’s one of the players here who have been bought off for the ‘what comes next’ type. That doesn’t mean he can’t play now, but I think there is also a future thinking behind that.” – Sean Dyche on Luca Netz’s chances of appearing
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