Tag: knee

Chelsea’s Reece James out for three months after knee surgery
16 October 2026 Off

Chelsea’s Reece James out for three months after knee surgery

By Total Football News

Chelsea captain Reece James is set to miss three months of action after undergoing knee surgery.

The defender, 26, was injured in training before Chelsea‘s 5-1 win over Bournemouth last weekend, and the decision was taken for him to have surgery.

James is now undergoing rehabilitation with Chelsea‘s medical staff, with no time-frame given for his return.

Chelsea next travel to Everton in the Premier League before hosting

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Manuel Ugarte: Man Utd confirm midfielder suffered knee ligament damage
28 June 2026 Off

Manuel Ugarte: Man Utd confirm midfielder suffered knee ligament damage

By Total Football News

Manchester United midfielder Manuel Ugarte says he suffered “the most serious injury a footballer can face” while playing at the World Cup for Uruguay.

The club have confirmed that the 25-year-old suffered a knee ligament injury in Uruguay’s defeat to Spain in Guadalajara on Friday.

Ugarte twisted awkwardly as he tried to make a tackle in the build-up to Spain’s winning goal and had to be taken off the pitch

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Trevor Davison: Northampton and England prop to have knee surgery
1 April 2026 Off

Trevor Davison: Northampton and England prop to have knee surgery

By Total Football News

Northampton Saints and England prop Trevor Davison is unlikely to play again this season because he needs surgery on a knee injury.

The 33-year-old was hurt during last weekend’s 21-17 win at Saracens, which kept them on top of the Prem table.

Davison was not the only casualty with England fly-half Fin Smith now subject to head injury protocols and fellow prop Manny Iyogun needing treatment following a back spasm.

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Balazs Toth: Blackburn Rovers goalkeeper set for three months out with knee injury
7 November 2025 Off

Balazs Toth: Blackburn Rovers goalkeeper set for three months out with knee injury

By Total Football News

Ismael didn’t hide his disappointment at Bristol City’s conduct when Toth twice went down injured in the match. Rovers were not given the ball back by the hosts when play resumed.

“He was clearly injured. I’ve never seen a goalkeeper wasting time just to put the ball out,” Ismael added.

“We were on the ball, and then it was out, and straight away he was treated. You could see clearly

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Martin Odegaard injury: Arsenal midfielder out until mid-November with knee problem
13 October 2025 Off

Martin Odegaard injury: Arsenal midfielder out until mid-November with knee problem

By Total Football News

The news will come as a blow to manager Mikel Arteta given Odegaard’s importance to his team.

The start of Odegaard’s season has been plagued by injury problems, with the midfielder being forced off in the first half of three consecutive Premier League matches.

Arsenal face north London rivals Tottenham immediately after next month’s international break, and it remains to be seen whether Odegaard can recover in time for the

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Kyle Bartley: Ex-West Bromwich Albion defender needs knee replacement surgery
30 September 2025 Off

Kyle Bartley: Ex-West Bromwich Albion defender needs knee replacement surgery

By Total Football News

Bartley underwent what was described as “minor surgery” to “clean” out his knee in late October 2024 and was expected to be back within four to six weeks.

He had already missed six games when an injury to Ousmane Diakite in the warm-up before Albion’s game at Sunderland on 26 November led to then head coach Carlos Corberan asking Bartley whether he could step in.

“At the time it was

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Newcastle United defender Sven Botman ruled out for eight weeks with knee injury
7 March 2025 Off

Newcastle United defender Sven Botman ruled out for eight weeks with knee injury

By Total Football News

Newcastle United centre-back Sven Botman will be out for about eight weeks because of another knee injury, says manager Eddie Howe.

Botman, 25, returned from a 10-month absence in January after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in March 2024, but has now injured his other knee.

The Netherlands international, who has been limited to just five appearances this season, has missed Newcastle’s past five matches with the new knee injury.

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Takehiro Tomiyasu: Arsenal defender to miss rest of season after knee surgery
19 February 2025 Off

Takehiro Tomiyasu: Arsenal defender to miss rest of season after knee surgery

By Total Football News

Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu will miss the rest of the season after having surgery on his right knee.

The 26-year-old has made only one appearance this season, as a substitute in a Premier League win over Southampton in October, because of the issue.

He initially sustained the injury in pre-season and had a surgical procedure in August, but required further surgery after problems with the knee persisted.

The Japan international

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ACL injuries: Pep Guardiola’s trusted knee surgeon Dr Ramon Cugat explains Premier League increase
19 February 2025 Off

ACL injuries: Pep Guardiola’s trusted knee surgeon Dr Ramon Cugat explains Premier League increase

By Total Football News

The rise in anterior cruciate ligament injuries in the Premier League this season is linked to players competing in more games, says Pep Guardiola’s trusted knee surgeon Dr Ramon Cugat.

This month, Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez became the 10th top-flight player to injure his ACL this season.

That is the most there has been since 2016-17, when there were 12 in the whole season. There were nine during the

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Lisandro Martinez: Manchester United defender suffers cruciate knee ligament injury
6 February 2025 Off

Lisandro Martinez: Manchester United defender suffers cruciate knee ligament injury

By Total Football News

Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez has suffered a cruciate knee ligament injury which the club believe is set to rule him out for the rest of the season.

The 27-year-old was taken off on a stretcher late on during the home defeat by Crystal Palace on Sunday with an issue United boss Ruben Amorim described at the time as a “serious situation”.

“Assessment of the injury is ongoing to determine

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