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INJURIES
WILLIAM GALLAS - Groin - Injured in the first-half against Blackburn, Arsene Wenger predicts his new captain will be out until 15th September
EMMANUEL EBOUE - Ankle - 25th August
SUSPENSIONS
PHILIPPE SENDEROS - 1 game
INJURIES
PATRICK BERGER - Hamstring - A similar injury means Berger will be unavailable until 16th September.
SUSPENSIONS
None
INJURIES
RAFAEL SCHMITZ - Achilles Tendon - Birmingham are waiting to see how the on-loan Brazilian responds to treatment before providing a fuller prognosis.
DAMIEN JOHNSON - Hamstring - Returns on 15th September
FRANCK QUEUDRUE - Ankle - A sprain will keep Queudrue out until 15th September
NEIL KILKENNY - Thigh - A strain will force the midfielder to miss until November
SUSPENSIONS
None
INJURIES
BRUNO BERNER - Foot - A reocurrence of a metatarsal injury will keep Berner out until November.
ROBBIE SAVAGE - Calf - A combined calf and shin problem will mean Savage misses until the 15th September.
SUSPENSIONS
TUGAY - 1 game
INJURIES
BLERIM DZEMALI - Anterior Cruciate Ligament - A massive knee problem will keep the new boy on the sidelines until January 2008
STELIOS GIANNAKOPOLOUS - Hernia - The Greek winger has had surgery on a hernia problem which should ensure he’s missing until September 5th
RICARDO VAZ TE - Knee - Return Date Unknown
SUSPENSIONS
None
INJURIES
MICHAEL BALLACK - Ankle - After going under the knife in April, Ballack required fresh ankle surgery in July after complications in his comeback. His return date is uncertain, but he is not expected to be seen in Chelsea blue until mid-November.
WAYNE BRIDGE - Pelvis - After fracturing his pelvis during Chelsea’s tour of America, Bridge is expected to be out until October.
RICARDO CARVALHO - Ankle - A sprained ankle means Chelsea will do without Carvalho at least until 15th September
DIDIER DROGBA - Knee - Chelsea have been very reticent to the comment on the severity of Drogba’s injury, so his status remains unknown
FRANK LAMPARD - Thigh - Lampard’s thigh strain means he won’t be playing for England or Chelsea until 12th September
SUSPENSIONS
None
INJURIES
GILES BARNES - Foot - after breaking his metatarsal in the play-off final, Barnes’ recovery has not gone entirely to plan. In a weeks time he will have another scan to assess progress, but it is unlikely he will be ready to play until mid-September
SUSPENSIONS
CRAIG FAGAN - 4 games
INJURIES
JAMES VAUGHAN - Shoulder - Vaughan, who has been unlucky with injuries throughout his young career, will undergo surgery on a dislocated shoulder that will probably keep him out until mid-November.
TIM CAHILL - Foot - The dreaded fractured metatarsal will keep Cahill out until 30th September
SUSPENSIONS
None
INJURIES
SIMON ELLIOT - Achilles Tendon - After being injured in October of last year, a series of set-backs mean that as yet, Elliot has no projected return date.
BRIAN MCBRIDE - Knee - A dislocated kneecap will keep McBride out until January
JIMMY BULLARD - Knee - Bullard could finally complete his comeback on the 29th September
AARON HUGHES - Ankle - Hughes will be fit on the 1st October
LEE COOK - Knee - After a couple of set-backs, Cook’s potential return date remains unknown.
SUSPENSIONS
None
INJURIES
FABIO AURELIO - Achilles Tendon - after Aurelio suffered a complete rupture of the achilles tendon in his right leg back in April, it will come as no surprise that he could miss the start of the season. Look for him to return to the side in mid September.
JAMIE CARRAGHER - Rib - A broken rib has ruled Carragher out until October.
SUSPENSIONS
None
INJURIES
VALERI BOJINOV - Anterior Cruciate Ligament - After being injured so early in his Man City career in the derby with Man Utd, Bojinov will return in January
ANDREAS ISAKSSON - Hand - A hairline fracture of a thumb is going to keep the Swede out until October
SUSPENSIONS
RICHARD DUNNE - 1 game
INJURIES
BEN FOSTER - Anterior cruciate ligament - The young goalkeeper could be back in training at the start of November.
PARK JI-SUNG - Knee - After being operated on by the now legendary Dr. Richard Steadman, Park could still be out until 2008.
GARY NEVILLE - Thigh - A muscle strain similar to that which has afflicted Frank Lampard will mean Neville misses until 20th September
WAYNE ROONEY - Foot - Another metatarsal break for the boy wonder, who should be fit to return in early October
SUSPENSIONS
None
INJURIES
ROBERT HUTH - Ankle - After making only eight Premier League starts in his first season at the club, Huth will be glad of the knowledge that he’ll be fit in time for the 2007/08 campaign on the 30th September.
MATTHEW BATES - Anterior Cruciate Ligament - After a ligament problem kept Bates out of almost all of last season, he has now suffered a reocurrence. It would be a big surprise if he was seen before January.
EMMANUEL POGATETZ - Knee - A catilage problem will keep him out until 25th September
SUSPENSIONS
None
INJURIES
JOEY BARTON - Foot - Barton underwent surgery on the 23rd July on a partial fracture of the fith metatarsal in his left foot. He is unlikely to be back before late September.
DAMIEN DUFF - Foot - A badly broken foot will keep Duff out until November.
EMRE BELOZOGLU - Ankle - Emre commenced ball work in late July, and is hopeful of returning in a few days.
PETER RAMAGE - Anterior Cruciate Ligament - Ramage will be lucky to be back before April.
SUSPENSIONS
None
INJURIES
SOL CAMPBELL - Groin - Considering it’s only a minor strain, Campbell should return on 15th September
SUSPENSIONS
None
INJURIES
GLEN LITTLE - Achilles Tendon - Suffering from achilles tendinitis, Little has no current return date.
IBRAHIMA SONKO - Anterior Cruciate Ligament - The Senegalese centre-half may miss the opening day, but is expected to play before the end of August.
AARON BROWN - Ankle - A succession of ankle problems have prevented Brown from ever making a first-team appearance for Reading. If, as expected, his recovery is completed in late September, he could finally achieve that at least.
SUSPENSIONS
None
INJURIES
None
SUSPENSIONS
None
INJURIES
LEDLEY KING - Knee - The latest in a long line of injury problems for King is a cartilage tear in his left knee. He underwent an operation in June, and is expected to return in early September. How long for is anybody’s guess.
SUSPENSIONS
None
INJURIES
JULIEN FAUBERT - Achilles Tendon - A remarkable piece of bad luck for West Ham as a ruptured achilles rules Faubert out until January.
KIERON DYER - Leg - A terrible break in the Carling Cup could mean that Dyer doesn’t return until April.
NIGEL QUASHIE - Ankle - No return date
CALUM DAVENPORT - Groin - Davenport is suffering with Gilmore’s Groin. No return date as yet
SUSPENSIONS
None
INJURIES
RYAN TAYLOR - Calf - Injury hit Taylor could be fit again on 18th September
SUSPENSIONS
KEVIN KILBANE - 1 game
