Last week’s match-winner Ryan Sessegnon is set to miss Fulham’s match at Arsenal due to injury, as one of a few likely absentees.
Fulham pulled off a 1-0 win over Aston Villa last weekend thanks to a goal from Ryan Sessegnon, but the defender is now set to miss Saturday’s match against Arsenal with a hamstring injury.
Fulham boss Marco Silva confirmed the absence, revealing that former Gunner Alex Iwobi and Kevin will also miss the match. Though he provided a more positive update on Kenny Tete, the right-back is also expected to miss out on the starting lineup.
“Not good news about [Ryan Sessegnon], he will be out of the next game and probably the game after too,” Silva confirmed. Alex [Iwobi] is out still, Kevin too. Kenny [Tete] is back, maybe in contention, too soon for him to start.”
Silva admitted that Fulham are taking particular care with Sessegnon given his injury history, wary of risking a setback for the player.
The good news for the club is that they have no other major injury concerns. If Tete is in the squad, then Kevin, Iwobi, and Sessegnon should be the only three to miss out.
Silva told the media that whilst Fulham “have some doubts with some (other) players”, he believes they “probably will be ready”.
Arsenal also have four injury concerns going into the match, with Mikel Merino, Kai Havertz, and Jurrien Timber likely to miss out, and Martin Odegaard a doubt after his early substitution on Wednesday. So at least the two clubs appear to be in similar positions on that front.
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