Updated guesses following the latest media round ahead of the visit of Burnley..
Let's start with the bad news...
Since I last did an update Rhian Brewster has done his hamstring (again).
It's a big shame for us and an even bigger one for him. He's really struggling to get his career going. It's been stop / start with injuries since he's been here and he was out for about a year with Liverpool, at 18. Concerning.
From our perspective it's another (!!!) hamstring injury. I could regurgitate previous ramblings re: our poor conditioning but I won't. Suffice to say, it's getting ridiculous.
Tommy Doyle picked up a calf injury, presumably in training. He missed the win at Bristol but might be ready for Saturday.
Against Bristol, we were the walking wounded. Ndiaye cramped up and was hobbling, McAtee took a huge whack and was limping, Basham went off with a hip flexor injury...
the murmurings are that all should be OK for Saturday. However, I wouldn't be surprised if we protect some of them.
I wouldn't start with Ndiaye or Basham, personally. Both need a rest.
In good news, the return of Jack Robinson, Ciaran Clark and Enda Stevens. JR had an outstanding game on Tuesday night given his circumstances and completed a full 90.
The experience of Clark and Stevens from the bench helped get us over the line for the 3 points. They're going to be great additions to our squad.
T Doyle - November 2023 - calf
C Basham - November 2023 - hip
J O'Connell - January 2023 (2.5 years) - knee injury
S Berge - January 2023 (3 months) - ankle ligaments
J Bogle - January 2023 (3 months) - knee operation
M Lowe - January 2023 (4 months) - hamstring
I Coulibaly - January 2023 (5 months) - knee
R Brewster - February 2023 (3 months) - hamstring
D Jebbison - February 2023 (4 months) - ligaments
R Norrington-Davies - March 2023 (5 months) - hamstring