Fantasy EFL managers are starting to finalise their teams ahead of the Thursday night deadline. Here, we assess top players at risk of missing out due to injury or non-selection with our Gameweek 2 injury news update.

In these line-up lessons, we categorise players based on these factors, aiming to help you identify potential exclusions for your Fantasy EFL squad.

This will be updated as/when news is announced.

GAMEWEEK 2 INJURY NEWS: WHO IS RULED OUT OR LOOKING DOUBTFUL FOR THE OPENING ROUND OF FIXTURES?

Championship

• Jack Rudoni (M) – Coventry City – Likely to appear as he recovers from a slight calf injury
• Patrick Agyemang (F) – Derby County – Unavailable due to a hernia
• Conor Townsend (D) – Ipswich Town – Unavailable due to a cruciate ligament tear
• James Justin (D) – Leicester City – Short-term muscular injury
• Ricardo Pereira (D) – Leicester City – Short-term muscular injury
• Ole Romeny (F) – Oxford United – Doubtful due to an ankle injury
• Ben Cabango (D) – Swansea City – Doubtful due to a calf strain
• Filip Lissah (D) – Swansea City – Doubtful due to an ankle twist
• Ricardo Santos (D) – Swansea City – Unavailable due to a knee injury
• Oliver Rathbone (M) – Wrexham – Unavailable due to an ankle injury

League One

• Jack Shepard (D) – Barnsley – Red card suspension
• Albie Morgan (M) – Blackpool – Muscle injury sidelines him for 2-3 weeks
• Danny Imray (D) – Blackpool – Out with a knee injury for two weeks
• George Honeyman (M) – Blackpool – Ankle injury
• Sean Roughan (D) – Huddersfield Town – Doubtful to appear following a knee injury
• Teden Mengi (D) – Luton Town – Out for a few weeks with an ankle injury
• Conor Hazard (G) – Plymouth Argyle – Still recovering from a knee injury for a few more weeks
• Jaheim Headley (D) – Port Vale – Red card suspension
• Paudie O’Connor (D) – Reading – Doubtful to appear following a calf injury
• Zak Jules (D) – Rotherham United – Red card suspension
• Will Aimson (D) – Wigan Athletic – Red card suspension

League Two

• Joel Tabiner (M) – Crewe Alexandra – Unavailable due to knee ligament damage
• Jamie Sterry (D) – Doncaster Rovers – Out for a short period with a cheekbone fracture
• Dan Crowley (M) – MK Dons – Will need a few more weeks to recover from a quad injury
• Alassana Jatta (F) – Notts County – Red card suspension
• Kai Payne (M) – Oldham Athletic – Doubtful due to knee injury
• Brandon Comley (M) – Walsall – Red card suspension
• Joel Tabiner (M) – Crewe Alexandra- unavailable due to knee ligament damage