Premiership Injuries and Bans
Last Updated 07/05
This list of injuries and suspensions is regularly updated to help with your team selection and transfers. This information is thoroughly researched but can never be 100% accurate. The Scout accepts no liability for any huge amounts of cash or mini-leagues lost as a result of acting upon any information found here.
| Name | Club | Status | Return | Latest News | Diaby | ARS | 01/06/08 | Thigh injury. Sustained a ruptured tendon in a reserve game on 21/4 and will be out for around 8-weeks. | Eduardo | ARS | 01/02/09 | Leg injury. Suffered a serious leg break against Birmingham on 23/2. Arsenal have revealed that they expect the striker to be out for nine months, although a full rehabilitation is likely to take around 12-months [source] | Fabregas | ARS | 01/06/08 | Groin injury. Missed the Everton game on 4/5 and has been ruled out for 3-weeks following a scan [source] |
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| Hleb | ARS | 01/06/08 | Serving a 3-match ban for violent conduct. Will miss the rest of the season. | |
| Hoyte | ARS | 11/05/08 | Hamstring injury. | Rosicky | ARS | 01/06/08 | Knee injury. Sustained against Newcastle in January and has been out ever since. Confirmed on 7/4 that he will miss the rest of the season [source] | Sagna | ARS | 04/05/08 | Ankle injury. Sustained against Chelsea on 23/3. Ruled out of the trip to Derby. | Van Persie | ARS | 10/05/09 | Picked up an injury against Derby on 28/4 and was subbed at half-time. According to Wenger this was just a precautionary measure but he has already ruled him out of the Everton game [source]. |
| Davies | AVL | 01/08/08 | Achilles injury. Ruptured his tendon against Arsenal on 1/3 and it was confirmed on 3/3 that he will miss 7-months with through the injury. O’Neill is predicting that he will miss at least two months of next season with the injury [source]. | |
| Gardner | AVL | 31/05/08 | Thigh injury. Sustained for England’s U21’s on 25/3. Out for the final game at West Ham [source]. | |
| Maloney | AVL | 11/05/08 | Ankle injury. Sustained a knock but was due to return to training in midweek [source]. | |
| De Ridder | BIR | 11/05/08 | Hamstring injury. Appears to have played his final game for Birmingham after recent comments from McCleish. | |
| Nafti | BIR | 11/05/08 | Thigh injury. Was forced off against Liverpool but will undergo treatment in the week and McCleish is hopeful that he’ll be available. | |
| Ridgewell | BIR | 11/05/08 | Ankle injury. Sustained against Fulham on 4/5. Will undergo treatment this week [source] | |
| Taylor | BIR | 11/05/08 | Abductor injury. Picked up against Wigan on 5/4 and was subbed on 71-minutes. | |
| McCarthy | BLA | 11/05/08 | Hamstring injury. Missed the trip to Portsmouth but is expected to be available against Derby [source] | |
| Campo | BOL | 11/05/08 | Calf injury | |
| Cohen | BOL | 11/05/08 | Picked up a knock against Boro on 19/4 and was subbed on 55-minutes. | |
| Gardner | BOL | 11/05/08 | Rib injury. Broke his ribs against Man City on 22/3 and will be sidelined for around 6-weeks. | |
| Hunt | BOL | 01/06/08 | Shoulder injury. Suffered against Arsenal on 28/3. Out for the rest of the season. | |
| Jaaskelainen | BOL | 01/06/08 | Back injury. Will have surgery on a back problem and will miss the rest of the season [source] | |
| J O’Brien | BOL | 11/05/08 | Picked up an injury against Spurs on 26/4 and was subbed on 20-minutes. | |
| Anelka | CHE | 17/05/08 | Unavailable against his former club due to rulings concerning his transfer from the Reebok. | |
| Carvalho | CHE | 11/05/08 | Back injury. Was withdrawn against Newcastle on 5/5 after 77-minutes. Is undergoing intensive treatment in his bid to be fit for Sunday’s game [source]. | |
| Barnes | DER | 01/06/08 | Knee injury. Sustained in training. Will be out for the rest of the season [source] | |
| Davis | DER | 01/06/08 | Knee injury. | |
| Jones | DER | 11/05/08 | Calf injury. | |
| Leacock | DER | 11/05/08 | Hamstring injury. | |
| Mills | DER | 30/06/08 | Knee injury. | |
| Stubbs | DER | 31/05/08 | Knee injury. | |
| Arteta | EVE | 31/05/08 | Abominal injury. | |
| Cahill | EVE | 30/06/08 | Ankle injury. | |
| Van Der Meyde | EVE | 31/05/08 | Thigh injury. | |
| Vaughan | EVE | 31/05/08 | Knee injury | |
| Kamara | FUL | 11/05/08 | Picked up a knock and was withdrawn against Birmingham on 4/5. | |
| Niemi | FUL | 11/05/08 | Achilles injury. | |
| Agger | LIV | 30/06/08 | Foot injury. | |
| Aurellio | LIV | 31/05/08 | Groin injury. | |
| Kewell | LIV | 11/05/08 | Groin injury. Now back in training. | |
| Skrtel | LIV | 11/05/08 | Now back in training. | |
| Nani | MUN | 01/06/08 | Serving a 3-match ban for the red received against West Ham on 4/5. Will miss the final game of the season at Wigan and the first two games of next season. | |
| Rooney | MUN | 11/05/08 | Hip injury | |
| Saha | MUN | 31/05/08 | Hamstring injury | |
| Vidic | MUN | 11/05/08 | Head injury. Missed the home game with West Ham due to the 10-day concussion rule. Shoud make a return against Wigan on the final day. | |
| Bojionov | MCY | 11/05/08 | ||
| Onuoha | MCY | 30/06/08 | Shoulder injury. | |
| Richards | MCY | 11/05/08 | Knee injury. | |
| Sturridge | MCY | 11/05/08 | Knee injury. | |
| Huth | MID | 31/05/08 | Foot injury. | |
| Mido | MID | 31/05/08 | Groin injury. | |
| O’Neil | MID | 30/06/08 | Knee injury. | |
| Barton | NEW | 31/05/08 | Unavailable for the trip to Everton due to his bail conditions. | |
| Cacapa | NEW | 11/05/08 | Groin injury. | |
| Carr | NEW | 11/05/08 | Hamstring injury. | |
| Emre | NEW | 01/06/08 | Has been released for International duty with Turkey | |
| Given | NEW | 31/05/08 | Groin injury. | |
| Ramage | NEW | 11/05/08 | Knee injury. | |
| Viduka | NEW | 31/05/08 | Achilles injury. Sustained against Chelsea on 5/5. Newcastle announced on 8/5 that Viduka will now have surgery on the injury and will face between 3-6 months on the sidelines [source]. | |
| James | POR | 11/05/08 | Calf injury. Likely to be rested against Fulham with the FA Cup Final in mind. | |
| Mendes | POR | 11/05/08 | Hip injury. Set to return to training this week. | |
| Muntari | POR | 11/05/08 | Missed the defeat at Boro but returned to training this week. | |
| Pamarot | POR | 11/05/08 | Knee injury. | |
| Utaka | POR | 11/05/08 | Hamstring injury. Missed the defeat at Boro but returned to training this week. | |
| Primus | POR | 30/06/08 | Knee injury. | |
| Bikey | RDG | 11/05/08 | Picked up a knock against Spurs and was subbed on 65-minutes. | |
| Fae | RDG | 17/05/08 | Suspended by the club on 1/5 for the remainder of the season after refusing to play in the reserves. | |
| Gunnarsson | RDG | 11/05/08 | Groin injury. | |
| Kebe | RDG | 11/05/08 | Knee injury. | |
| Little | RDG | 11/05/08 | Calf injury. Is rated as 50/50 for the Derby clash [source]. | |
| Sonko | RDG | 17/05/08 | Suspended by the club on 1/5 for the remainder of the season after refusing to play in the reserves. | |
| Bardsley | SUN | 30/06/08 | Knee injury. | |
| Etuhu | SUN | 31/05/08 | Knee injury. | |
| Wallace | SUN | 11/05/08 | Knee injury. | |
| Assou-Ekotto | TOT | 30/06/08 | Knee injury. | |
| Bale | TOT | 30/06/08 | Ankle injury. | |
| Berbatov | TOT | 11/05/08 | Calf injury. Missed the trip to Reading on 4/5 but is now back in full training and should return against Liverpool. | |
| Kaboul | TOT | 11/05/08 | Knee injury. | |
| King | TOT | 30/06/08 | Knee injury. | |
| Bellamy | WHM | 30/06/08 | Groin injury. | |
| Bowyer | WHM | 31/05/08 | Groin injury. | |
| Collins | WHM | 30/06/08 | Knee injury. | |
| Davenport | WHM | 01/07/08 | Neck injury. | |
| Dyer | WHM | 30/06/08 | Leg injury. | |
| Etherington | WHM | 11/05/08 | Groin injury. | |
| Faubert | WHM | 11/05/08 | Hamstring injury. | |
| Ferdinand | WHM | 11/05/08 | Hamstring injury. | |
| Gabbidon | WHM | 31/05/08 | Groin injury. | |
| Ljungberg | WHM | 31/05/08 | Ri injury. | |
| Quashie | WHM | 30/06/08 | Ankle injury. | |
| Spector | WHM | 11/05/08 | Leg injury. | |
| Upson | WHM | 11/05/08 | Calf injury. | |
| Edman | WIG | 01/09/08 | Knee injury. | |
| Heskey | WIG | 11/05/08 | Ankle injury. | |
| Melchiot | WIG | 31/05/08 | Groin injury. |


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