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Hugo Ekitike Injury: Out due to minor issues

Written by RotoWire Staff

Updated on January 4, 2026 at 7:06am

Ekitike is out for Sunday's match against Fulham due to minor fitness issues, according to his club. "That has led to the fact that he picked up a slight hamstring injury, because we had to play him more and more and more minutes. For a player that's his age and is not used to the Premier League completely, that has been a bit too much. So, that's why he will be out for today and hopefully be back for the Arsenal game, but that's definitely not sure yet."

Ekitike is missing out Sunday and leaving the club without their lead forward this season. The good news is that this is only a minor fitness injury and he is likely to have a quick turnaround, probably missing out as caution with a busy schedule ahead. He hopes to make Thursday's match against Arsenal, with Florian Wirtz taking his spot against Fulham.

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