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The Chelsea manager said he was confident Palmer, who scored 15 Premier League goals last season, would not need surgery.
“We try to protect Cole as much as we can,” Maresca said. “The most important thing is when he comes back, he is fully fit.
“The medical staff are not magicians. We hope six weeks are enough. We need to see it step-by-step. For sure, he’s going to be OK.
Newcastle manager Eddie Howe says Tino Livramento’s eight-week recovery forecast is “good news” but the wait for Yoane Wissa’s debut will be “slightly longer”.
Defender Livramento previously suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury during his time at Southampton, leading to fears of a prolonged spell on the sidelines when the full-back was stretchered off during Newcastle’s defeat by Arsenal at St James’ Park on Sunday.
The 22-year-old subsequently missed out
Chelsea’s Cole Palmer will be rested for up to three weeks as the midfielder continues to manage a persistent groin injury.
Palmer was forced off in the first half of last weekend’s defeat at Manchester United after the issue reoccurred, having initially flared up during the shortened two-week pre-season after Chelsea won the Club World Cup in July.
Enzo Maresca’s side face Brighton and Liverpool in the Premier League, and
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.
Sunderland will be without midfielder Enzo Le Fee for “three to four weeks” due to a hamstring injury, manager Regis Le Bris has confirmed.
Le Fee and defender Dan Ballard sustained hamstring injuries in last week’s defeat to Hull, with Ballard is expected to miss up to eight weeks.
Le Fee has made an instant impact in a Black Cats jersey since arriving in January on loan from Roma,
Mangala season over as Calvert-Lewin faces weeks out
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West Ham striker Michail Antonio has been discharged from hospital more than three weeks after sustaining a broken leg in a car accident.
Antonio, 34, had surgery on a lower limb fracture following the crash on 7 December.
The Jamaica international needed to be released from his car after becoming trapped during the incident in Epping, Essex, and was taken to a central London hospital.
Antonio is West Ham’s all-time
Manchester City have suffered a fresh injury blow with manager Pep Guardiola confirming Portugal central defender Ruben Dias has been ruled out for “three or four weeks” with a muscle injury.
Dias, who suffered the injury in Saturday’s 2-1 defeat by Manchester United, will miss the entire festive programme and potentially the FA Cup third-round tie with Salford on 11 January.
The 27-year-old also faces a battle to be
The 25-year-old missed five months of last season with thigh and calf injuries, and has been out for two months of the current campaign after suffering hamstring and head injuries.
Asked whether Mount is injury prone, Amorim added: “That is not my department.
“What I can do is help Mase to teach him to play our game while he is recovering, to give him that time to think about different
Middlesbrough defender Rav van den Berg faces a “number of weeks” out as he recovers from a twisted knee.
The Dutch centre-back missed the 3-0 defeat by Coventry City on Saturday after picking up the injury in training.
He will be absent for this week’s games with Queens Park Rangers and Luton Town with head coach Michael Carrick unsure of an exact return date for the 20-year-old.
“The international break
