The first round after the international break has been, and new injuries worry the clubs. Great Dane Football Blog gives you an update on the latest from your favorite Premier League club!

ARSENAL

Injuries: 3

Diaby's fight for a new Arsenal contract took a hard hit last week as he was ruled out for 9 months with a knee injury. Jack Wilshere is still sidelined with an ankle injury while Theo Walcott has been ruled out with a groin strain.

Bans: 0

ASTON VILLA

Injuries: 8

Marc Albrighton and Gary Gardner has returned to training following their injuries but are in serious lack of match fitness. Both Ciaran Clark and Brett Holman are doubtful due to a knock while Andreas Weimann sustained a hamstring injury last weekend. Stilian Petrov, Richard Dunne and Chris Herd have been ruled out for the rest of the season.

Bans: 0

CHELSEA FC

Injuries: 3

Chelsea is taking on Sunderland at Stamford Bridge without defenders Gary Cahill and Ashley Cole, both out for two weeks. Oriol Romeu is sidelined for the rest of the season.

Bans: 0

EVERTON FC

Injuries: 1

Tony Hibbert is the only Toffee player on the list suffering from a knee injury.

Bans: 2

Both Marouane Fellaini and Steven Pienaar are banned for the match against Tottenham.

FULHAM FC

Injuries: 3

Fulham has won their last three matches and are unlikely to change anything in their starting XI. However, Mahamadou Diarra is close to returning to training following his knee injury. Neil Etheridge is out with a leg injury while Kerim Frei is in lack of match fitness.

Bans: 1

Steve Sidwell is serving a 3 match ban and will not be back in action against Newcastle, Villa and Chelsea.

LIVERPOOL

Injuries: 4

Joe Allen is confirmed sidelined for the rest of the season with a shoulder injury while both John Flanagan and Martin Kelly are struggling with knee injuries. Fabio Borini is till sidelined with his shoulder dislocation.

Bans: 0

MANCHESTER CITY

Injuries: 4

Maicon and Micah Richards are out with knee injuries and will probably not be in action this month. Jack Rodwell is out with a hamstring injury, but is expected to be fit for the Manchester United match on the 8th April. The last player on the list is Matija Nastasic who is out with an unspecified injury.

Bans: 0

MANCHESTER UNITED

Injuries: 5

Darren Fletches is ruled out for the season due to his illness. Meanwhile, both Paul Scholes, Wayne Rooney, Rafael and Jonny Evans are rated doubtful for the match against Manchester City. 

Bans: 0

NEWCASTLE UNITED

Injuries: 6

Both Hatem Ben Arfa and Mathieu Debuchy are out with hamstring injuries while Fabricio Coloccini is out with a back injury. Ryan Taylor and Haris Vuckic are also sidelined knee injuries and are struggling to comeback this season. Meanwhile, both Tim Krul, Massadio Haidara, Davide Santon and Tioté are rated very doubtful for the match against Fulham.

Bans: 0

NORWICH CITY

Injuries: 3

Anthony Pilkington is still struggling with a hamstring injury while Andrew Surman is out with a knee injury. John Ruddy, on the other hand, is very close to be back in match fitness and can be available for the Swansea match. 

Bans: 0

QUEENS PARK RANGERS

Injuries: 4

Andy Johnson is close to comeback from his long term knee injury but is not in the squad for QPR. Diakite, Robert Green and Armand Traore are all rated doubtful for the next match.

Bans: 0

READING FC

Injuries: 3

The Royals took a blow against Arsenal last week and will have to recover against Southampton. However, the new appointed manager Nigel Adkins still have to do without Adam Federici, Jimmy Kébé and Jason Roberts.

Bans: 0

SOUTHAMPTON FC

Injuries: 2

Southampton goes into the match against Reading with two players rated doubtful. Artur Boruc is out with a knock while Adam Lallana is out with a groin injury.

Bans: 0


STOKE CITY

Injuries: 1

Matthew Etherington is rated doubtful with a knock.

Bans: 0




SUNDERLAND AFC

Injuries: 5

Wes Brown and Lee Cattermole are both out for the rest of the season with knee injuries. Carlos Cuéllar and Steven Fletcher are also out for the rest of the season, however; they are struggling with ankle injuries. The last player on the list is David Vaughan who is rated doubtful for the next match due to a groin injury.

Bans: 0

SWANSEA CITY

Injuries: 4

Kemy Agistein is out with a thigh injury while Darnel Situ is out with his injured Achilles. Neil Taylor is in lack of match fitness while Rangel Angel is rated doubtful for the next match.

Bans: 0

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

Injuries: 2

Sandro is still knee injured while Younes Kaboul is doubtful to reach match fitness for the weekend.

Bans: 0


WEST BROMWICH ALBION

Injuries: 3

Veteran Zoltan Gera is still sidelined with a knee injury and is ruled out for the rest of season. The same matters for George Thorne while James Morrison is very doubtful due to a hamstring injury.

Bans: 1

Youssuf Mulumbu is serving a three match ban.

WEST HAM UNITED

Injuries: 3

Daniel Potts finally seems to be over his head injury, but is still not ready to take action on the pitch. Mark Noble, on the other hand, can be in action this weekend, while George McCartney is out for the rest of the season.

Bans: 0

WIGAN ATHLETIC

Injuries: 5

Albert Crusat and Iván Ramis are both out for the rest of the season with knee injuries. The same time scale goes for Ryo Miyaichi suffering from an ankle injury and Michael Politt suffering from a thigh injury. There is no news about Ben Watson suffering from a shin injury.

Bans: 0