Football News, Notes & Injuries

Cherki (quadriceps) underwent an MRI earlier this week that revealed his injury has healed and he could return for the clash against Monaco on Oct. 1, according to Loic Tanzi from L'Equipe.

Luiz was forced off at halftime of Wednesday's 2-2 draw against Betis in the Europa League as a precaution due to hamstring soreness, coach Ange Postecoglou confirmed in a press conference, according to the Nottingham Post. "Douglas had a bit of hamstring soreness at half-time, so we took him off as a precaution."

Barkley (personal) was back in training Wednesday, according to John Townley of Birmingham Mail.

Garcia (undisclosed) is back in training, according to John Townley of Birmingham Mail.

Leoni has suffered a torn ACL and is out for the remainder of the season, according to Sky Sports.

Pino (knee) is an option for Saturday's match against Liverpool, according to James Savundra of Sky Sports.

Sarr (hamstring) is an option for Saturday's match against Liverpool, according to James Savundra of Sky Sports.

Leoni (undisclosed) is set for further assessment on his injury to decide the issue following his early exit against Southampton on Tuesday, according to manager Arne Slot. "Of course, he is down because for him it didn't feel good immediately, but this is something now we have to assess. Normally, these things don't happen in five to 10 minutes, and you have to wait for tomorrow to see how he comes in and then maybe do an MRI scan to know more about how serious it is."

Gonzalez fully recovered from his ACL injury since he played friendly games with the U20 Paraguay team and is in the squad to participate in the U20 World Cup in Chile.

Guiu (undisclosed) suffered a minor issue in training and missed Tuesday's 2-1 win against Lincoln in the Carabao Cup as a precaution, coach Enzo Maresca said in a press conference, according to BBC. "The reason why is because yesterday in the game preparation he felt something, nothing important, but with Liam Delap already out we did not want to take a risk. So tonight we give Ty [George] and Jamie a chance."

Wieffer (undisclosed) missed Tuesday's 6-0 victory against Barnsley in the Carabao Cup due to a small issue but should return to training Wednesday, coach Fabian Hurzeler told the media, according to Andy Naylor of The Athletic.