Tag: weeks

Chelsea: Emiliano Martinez ‘back in a few weeks’ after operation
18 October 2026 Off

Chelsea: Emiliano Martinez ‘back in a few weeks’ after operation

By Total Football News

Chelsea goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez says he will be fit “in a few weeks” after having an operation following the 2-0 Premier League win at Everton on Saturday.

The 34-year-old Argentina international reportedly broke his jaw after a head collision with Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite in the second half at Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Martinez needed treatment for eight minutes before leaving the pitch on a stretcher. He was taken to hospital

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Joe Rodon: Leeds defender out for up to 10 weeks with hamstring injury
3 September 2026 Off

Joe Rodon: Leeds defender out for up to 10 weeks with hamstring injury

By Total Football News

Leeds United manager Daniel Farke says centre-back Joe Rodon will be out for between eight and 10 weeks with a “serious hamstring injury”.

The Wales international, 28, was forced to come off after 34 minutes in his side’s 1-1 Premier League draw against Brentford last Sunday.

Rodon had played in the season-opening league win at Nottingham Forest and a Carabao Cup success against the same opposition.

“Bad news, serious hamstring

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Ruben Rodrigues: Bolton striker facing up to six weeks out
14 August 2026 Off

Ruben Rodrigues: Bolton striker facing up to six weeks out

By Total Football News

Bolton Wanderers manager Steven Schumacher has confirmed Ruben Rodrigues could be out for up to six weeks with knee ligament damage.

The Portuguese striker sustained the injury in the Trotters’ League Cup defeat at Sheffield Wednesday last Saturday.

Schumacher told BBC Radio Manchester the news was a “huge blow” with Rodrigues potentially missing as many as eight games.

“He got a bang on his knee on Saturday and was uncomfortable.

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Middlesbrough: Three promotion chances spurned in three weeks
26 May 2026 Off

Middlesbrough: Three promotion chances spurned in three weeks

By Total Football News

Head coach Kim Hellberg called this period a “rollercoaster of emotions” as despite doing so many things going well during the season, Boro were left with nothing tangible to show for it.

They spent 35 of the 46 matchdays in the Championship’s top two and went top in early February after a sparkling spree of six straight wins, but they were crucially undone by a late run of only two

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Bristol City: Rob Atkinson to miss 10 weeks in latest defensive injury blow
27 February 2026 Off

Bristol City: Rob Atkinson to miss 10 weeks in latest defensive injury blow

By Total Football News

Bristol City defender Rob Atkinson is set to miss around 10 weeks after sustaining a “really bad” ankle injury during their 2-1 win against Blackburn Rovers on Tuesday.

The 27-year-old was substituted at half-time at Ewood Park following a heavy tackle.

Atkinson’s absence follows fellow defender Rob Dickie being ruled out for 10 weeks with a hamstring injury, while Luke McNally is unlikely to feature this season after a setback

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Wrexham news: Midfielder Ben Sheaf could be out injured for 10 weeks
23 February 2026 Off

Wrexham news: Midfielder Ben Sheaf could be out injured for 10 weeks

By Total Football News

Wrexham have been dealt a major blow in their push for promotion with midfielder Ben Sheaf possibly out for the rest of the season with a serious knee injury.

Boss Phil Parkinson says Sheaf is due to see a specialist in London after damaging medial ligaments in his knee during Saturday’s win against Ipswich Town.

The 28-year-old – a key figure for the Red Dragons since joining from Coventry City

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Conor Shaughnessy: Portsmouth defender to only miss six weeks with injury
29 January 2026 Off

Conor Shaughnessy: Portsmouth defender to only miss six weeks with injury

By Total Football News

Portsmouth head coach John Mousinho has said the club have received good news regarding the fitness of defender Conor Shaughnessy.

The centre-back was initially feared to be out for the remainder of the season after suffering a significant muscular injury in his quad.

But after Pompey pursued a second opinion on the issue, it now looks likely that Shaughnessy will return sooner than initially thought.

“Shaughs is a little

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Pierce Charles: Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper out for up to eight weeks
15 January 2026 Off

Pierce Charles: Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper out for up to eight weeks

By Total Football News

Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Pierce Charles has been ruled out for up to eight weeks with a shoulder injury.

The 20-year-old Northern Ireland international suffered the injury to his left shoulder in the FA Cup third-round defeat by Brentford on Saturday.

He missed three months of the season with an injury to his right shoulder earlier this campaign.

Boss Henrik Pedersen told BBC Radio Sheffield the administration-hit side were now in

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Gabriel injury: Arsenal defender out for weeks with thigh injury
21 November 2025 Off

Gabriel injury: Arsenal defender out for weeks with thigh injury

By Total Football News

Piero Hincapie and Cristhian Mosquera are both in contention to deputise for Gabriel when Arsenal host rivals Tottenham on Sunday (16:30 GMT).

“It’s clearly a blow because he’s our leader in our backline and to me it’s never a positive thing,” added Arteta.

“The good thing is that we have very good options and people have to stand up now and do the job.”

Gabriel, a £23.1m signing from Lille

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Rob Atkinson: Bristol City centre-back out for ‘weeks’ with injury
5 November 2025 Off

Rob Atkinson: Bristol City centre-back out for ‘weeks’ with injury

By Total Football News

Bristol City hope to have centre-back Rob Atkinson back before Christmas but his hamstring injury is “not good”, said head coach Gerhard Struber.

Atkinson went off just after half-time in the 5-1 defeat by Stoke on Saturday, having started all 13 of the Robins’ Championship matches to that point.

“We know that Rob will be out for the next weeks; we are in exchange with the specialists at the moment,

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