Injury news wins and loses Gameweek 1. Our Injury Centre tracks every flag with a confidence score per source; here is what matters for your draft right now.
Ruled out — plan without them
- Ekitiké (LIV, £7.5m) — Achilles; not expected back until late December. Liverpool’s forward line loses one route.
- Saliba (ARS, £6.0m) — the back injury he carried through the World Cup; no return date. A real dent in Arsenal’s defensive appeal.
- Rodrigo (MCI, £6.5m) — back injury, unknown return.
Racing the deadline
- J.Timber (ARS, £6.5m) — groin; expected back around 21 August. Deadline day itself — monitor.
- White (ARS, £5.5m) — knee, similar timeline. Arsenal’s defence needs watching all week.
75% flags — probably fine
Šeško (MUN), Kudus (TOT) and Tielemans (MUN) all carry a 75% chance for GW1. Playable in drafts, but have a bench plan. Statuses change hourly — the Injury Centre updates automatically.
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