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A combination of injury and suspension means five players will miss Fulham’s match against league leaders Liverpool on Saturday.
Tom Cairney and Calvin Bassey each serve a ban, but will both be back in contention next week, while Reiss Nelson is set for an extended period on the sidelines after hurting his hamstring in the Brighton win.
Joachim Andersen and Harrison Reed are continuing their respective rehabilitations from injury.
When asked for an update on squad availability in his pre-match press conference, Silva said: “No fresh news, really, just Joachim and Harrison Reed, plus Reiss Nelson from the game we played against Brighton.
“They are going to be out for the game, and of course, the third game of Tom Cairney, plus the fifth yellow card from Calvin Bassey.”
In terms of timeframes for our injured boys, Andersen is not too far away now that he’s back out on the grass, but it will unfortunately be months before we see Nelson again.
“Difficult to have a really precise time in this situation,” Silva explained. “I believe that Joa probably is going to be the closest one to come [back].
“Harrison Reed, we have to see, step by step. Reiss Nelson is going to be longer. Difficult to say when he's going to be back, but probably around 10 weeks he’s going to be out, for sure.”
Fulham possible starting lineup:
Leno; Tete, Cuenca, Diop, Robinson; Berge, Lukic; Iwobi, Smith Rowe, Adama; Jimenez
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Liverpool are now starting to welcome back many of their important first-team players, with Alisson returning after 11 games out in midweek, making five saves on the way to a clean sheet at Girona.
Diogo Jota is also back in training and in contention to feature, while Federico Chiesa is not far away from a return either.
Alexis Mac Allister was set to be suspended for the derby against Everton, but will now serve his ban here instead, after also missing the Champions League win due to yellow card accumulation.
Dominik Szoboszlai is set to deputise for him again, but Slot has a decision to make in attack between Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo, if Jota can not make a full instant return.
Liverpool possible starting lineup:
Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Jones, Szoboszlai; Salah, Gakpo, Diaz
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