Premier League injury audit: Which players are out with injury or sickness after November...

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Arsenal Mohamed Elneny and Sead Kolasinac have both tested positive for coronavirus while on international duty with Egypt and Bosnia respectively. Brazilian winger Willian ignored the club's instructions on travel by going to Dubai and had to return a negative test before he could train. November international window casualties: Mohamed Elneny (Covid-19), Sead Kolasinac (Covid-19) Aston Villa Dean Smith's only serious concern is with £21 million striker Wesley, who is not expected back until next year after a nasty knee injury. Tom Heaton, the goalkeeper, is back in training. November international window casualties: N/A Brighton Leandro Trossard was ruled out of Belgium duty with an adductor injury before Roberto Martinez's squad met up for their Nations League matches. Aaron Connolly also missed the Republic of Ireland's fixtures after suffering a minor hamstring tear earlier this month. November international window casualties: N/A Burnley Burnley's troubled start to the season has been compounded by injury problems to a number of key players, but manager Sean Dyche is hopeful he has avoided any fresh issues during the international break. Johann Berg Gudmundsson's second-half substitution in Iceland's 4-0 defeat to England was tactical. Midfielder Jack Cork is not due back until next month and Erik Pieters, Phil Bardsley and Dale Stephens face checks ahead of Monday's game against Crystal Palace. November international window casualties: N/A Chelsea Ben Chilwell limped out of England's loss to Belgium at the weekend but returned to feature on the bench in their game against Iceland. Christian Pulisic pulled out of the USA squad in order to continue his recovery from a hamstring injury. Kai Havertz could be available after missing the international games because of a positive Covid-19 test. November international window casualties: Ben Chilwell (back), Kai Havertz (Covid-19) Crystal Palace Roy Hodgson will be relieved to have avoided the sort of problems piled on to other Premier League managers but the loss of his Serbian midfield enforcer Luka Milivojevic is still a blow. November international window casualty: Luka Milivojevic (Covid-19) Everton Everton captain Seamus Coleman joined the Republic of Ireland squad but aggravated an existing hamstring injury when training for the friendly with England. That makes him doubtful for the weekend. Allan missed Brazil's game with Uruguay with what was described as a 'clinical injury'. He will need reassessing on his return to Merseyside. November international window casualties: Seamus Coleman (hamstring), Allan (clinical injury) Fulham Terence Kongolo has not been able to play since arriving from Huddersfield and is due to start training after the international break. Kenny Tete has also been missing for recent games with a lower-leg injury and will require checks before he returns to Scott Parker's team. November international window casualties: N/A Leeds United Manager Marcelo Bielsa will have a meeting with medical staff on Thursday to assess the fitness of those returning from international duty but there are no obvious problems at this stage. November international window casualty: Rodrigo Moreno Machedo (self-isolating as a Covid precaution) Leicester City Leicester have had a number of injuries - Caglar Soyuncu (abductor tear), Wilfred Ndidi (groin), Ricardo Pereira (knee), Timothy Castagne (hamstring), Daniel Amartey (hamstring) - but the situation is promising to improve over the next few weeks for manager Brendan Rodgers. November international window casualties: N/A Liverpool What kind of team can Jurgen Klopp select against Leicester City, especially in defence? Joe Gomez is out for most of the season after his knee injury training with England. Captain Jordan Henderson is a doubt with a groin issue suffered against Belgium. Rhys Williams left England Under-21s early with a hip problem. Mo Salah was infected with Covid-19 and is still self-isolating in Egypt. November international window casualties: Joe Gomez (knee), Jordan Henderson (groin), Rhys Williams (hip), Mo Salah (Covid-19) Manchester City Nathan Ake is a doubt for City's game against Tottenham after being substituted just six minutes into Holland's 1-1 friendly draw against Spain last week with a hamstring injury. Raheem Sterling missed the three England matches with a calf ****** but Gareth Southgate said he expected the forward would be available for his club this weekend. Sergio Aguero should be back to face Spurs after four weeks out with a hamstring injury. Fernandinho and Benjamin Mendy are back training but the game may come too soon. November international window casualties: Nathan Ake (hamstring), Raheem Sterling (calf) Manchester United Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has a number of injury concerns ahead of Saturday night's game at home to West Bromwich Albion. Striker Anthony Martial sat out France's 4-2 win over Sweden on Tuesday with a back injury and defender Victor Lindelof was substituted after 66 minutes of the same game with a similar issue. Marcus Rashford missed the England games because of a shoulder problem. Mason Greenwood, who also sat out the England matches, is back in training. Luke Shaw, Phil Jones and Eric Bailly are sidelined. November international window casualties: Victor Lindelof (back), Anthony Martial (back) Newcastle United Players returning from international duty will be assessed over the next 48 hours. November international window casualties: N/A Sheffield United John Egan's international break lasted 14 minutes before he was elbowed by Ireland team-mate Conor O'Hourihane, so he now needs concussion checks before returning. Rhian Brewster took a heavy challenge on his ankle for England Under-21s and, despite carrying on, was eventually sent home. Lys Mousset, John Fleck and Jack O'Connell were already injured. November international window casualties: John Egan (head), Rhian Brewster (ankle) Southampton James Ward-Prowse pulled out of England duty with a hamstring problem but there is hope it is just a minor ******. Danny Ings missed out on international football with his knee injury and will return next month. Ryan Bertrand and Theo Walcott are training after injury concerns. November international window casualty: James Ward-Prowse (hamstring) Tottenham Hotspur Matt Doherty will miss this weekend's game against Manchester City because of a positive Covid-19 test. Steven Bergwijn left the Holland squad because of fitness concerns. November international window casualties: Matt Doherty (Covid-19), Steven Bergwijn (fitness) West Brom Slaven Bilic will welcome back three key players - Matheus Pereira, Branislav Ivanovic and Callum Robinson - for Saturday's game at Manchester United after they self-isolated following coronavirus scares. November international window casualties: N/A West Ham Andriy Yarmolenko tested positive for Covid-19 while on international duty with Ukraine, according to his country's FA. Otherwise, the break has provided Michail Antonio with a chance to regain his fitness following a hamstring injury that kept him out of two games. November international window casualty: Andriy Yarmolenko (Covid-19) Wolves Nuno Espirito Santo has been a frequent detractor of friendly matches but his squad has escaped unscathed from the latest round of games. November international window casualties: N/A

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