Football News, Notes & Injuries

Ndiaye (undisclosed) was called up by Senegal and is expected to be available for Saturday's clash with Fulham.

Hickey (knee) was called up by Scotland ahead of the November international break.

Jesus (knee) was pictured in training Thursday and is back working on grass.

Ekdal suffered a cut and a black eye that required stitches, but is still expected to play Saturday against West Ham, according to manager Scott Parker, per Matt Scrafton of the Burnley Express. "We had a little incident [Wednesday] with Hjalmar, but he should be fine. He just got a bit of a black eye in training, but other than that, everyone is fit. It's a pretty nasty one at the present time. Hopefully the swelling goes down, but he's had a couple of stitches in there."

Robinson (knee) is out for Saturday's match against Everton and is hopeful for a return after the international break, according to Jack Kelly of Fulhamish. "Not fully fit to be involved. He's getting better, but still no timescale for him. Let's see after the international break... We are worried, of course, because he has gone a long period that he cannot play. At the moment, he is still recovering from his problem."

Dasilva (knee) is back on grass and set to return to team training next month, according to manager Keith Andrews. "Josh is back on the grass and he's doing pretty well."

Milambo (knee) has received successful knee surgery, according to his club. "I've just seen Antoni around an hour ago, he's on crutches but looks good. The operation went well, so we'll look after Antoni and make sure he gets up to speed, and really integrate him into the football club, which we're big on."

Mavropanos (undisclosed) is out for Saturday's match against Burnley and is eyeing a return following the international break, according to manager Nuno Espirito Santo. "[Dinos is] improving. [He] is still doing individual work. We have the international break, and I'm hopeful he'll be back after that."

Fullkrug (thigh) is out for Saturday's match against Burnley and eyeing a return following the international break, according to manager Nuno Espirito Santo. "[Niclas is] improving. [He] is with the group. We have the international break, and I'm hopeful he'll be back after that."

Doherty is expected to be out a couple weeks with an MCL injury, according to the team doctors. "...The ligament on the inside of the knee that connects the femur to the tibia, and in basic terms stops the lower leg going out to the side, he stretched that a little. It's fairly minor, but it will definitely keep him out for a couple of weeks, unfortunately."

Gomes underwent successful surgery on his groin and was given an eight-to-12 week timeline, according to the team's doctors. "He'll be absolutely fine. It's a procedure that we see more and more in football, a lot of players going for this kind of surgery after these types of injuries to make sure that they do have a really good recovery and have no issues down the line. He'll make a full recovery, and I'm sure he'll be back to his old self sooner rather than later."

Martinez (knee) continues to train and work on fitness ahead of the November international break, but an exact return has yet to be given by manager Ruben Amorim.