Hjalmar Ekdal

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."

Ekdal missed Sunday's 2-1 loss against Aston Villa due to tactical reasons, coach Scott Parker confirmed in a press conference, according to Burnley Express. "Yeah, he's fine. It was just more tactical at this moment. These are not easy decisions you have to make as a coach sometimes. I have to make a decision on the dynamics of the game and who I may need or who I may not need from the bench."

Ekdal was absent from Sunday's 2-1 loss to Aston Villa due to undisclosed reasons.

Ekdal (undisclosed) is in the starting XI for Sunday's match against Liverpool.

Ekdal (undisclosed) should be available for Sunday's clash against Liverpool, coach Scott Parker said in the press conference. "All players have come back fit and healthy from the international break which is positive. Beyond that, not much has changed in terms of availability."