Leeds United have suffered an injury setback ahead of Saturday's match with Bournemouth as Luis Sinisterra's injury is worse than first feared. Sinisterra missed last weekend's win over Liverpool with a foot injury and is now set to be out until after the World Cup break after further scans.
Leeds will be looking to make it back-to-back wins for the first time this season against the Cherries, after ending their eight-match winless run at Anfield. Bournemouth, meanwhile, have been on a downward spiral of their own in recent weeks, losing each of their last three in the Premier League.
Following on from Jesse Marsch's press conference on Thursday, here is a full list of Leeds' injuries with potential return dates.
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Luis Sinisterra - foot
Despite initial hope that Sinisterra would be back in training this week, Marsch confirmed in his pre-Bournemouth press conference that he will be out until after the World Cup. Leeds will continue to monitor it in the coming days to discover the full extent of the problem.
Marsch said (Nov 3): And then the only other update is Luis Sinisterra. Luis has a foot injury that it turns out to be more than what we initially originally thought it was. He wasn't making the progress that we were hoping for him to make over the last 10 days. So they did another scan and then they had a specialist looked at it, and they start to worry about it being a Lisfranc injury.
“It’s a rare injury that controls the movement of the metatarsals and when that is ruptured, it can be a long recovery. We don't believe it's ruptured. We believe it's partially torn, which puts him in a little bit of a grey area, but probably out until after the World Cup break. So we'll know more about that today. And again, we're hopeful that it's a version that doesn't take off for long.”
Potential return date: Unknown
Adam Forshaw - ankle
Forshaw was ruled out of the goalless draw against Aston Villa earlier this month due to a 'twisted ankle'. The midfielder has missed the last seven matches in total, but Marsch confirmed that he has had successful surgery on a hernia problem. Forshaw has been plagued by injuries since his arrival from Middlesbrough in 2018 and missed 560 days with a hip injury between September 2019 and April 2021.
Marsch said (Nov 3): “Stuart (Dallas) and Adam (Forshaw), again are injured but making progress,”
Potential return date: Unknown
Archie Gray - ankle
The teenager suffered a broken toe after stubbing it at home and has been missing since the end of September. He is now close to returning to full team training, though.
Marsch said (Nov 3): “Archie Gray will be, we think, on the pitch tomorrow, so starting getting closer to training with the full team."
Potential return date: Unknown
Stuart Dallas - thigh
Dallas suffered a fractured femur in a 50/50 challenge with Manchester City winger Jack Grealish in a 4-0 defeat back in April. He was initially ruled out for six months, although that timeframe looks set to be extended into next year.
Marsch said (Nov 3): “Stuart (Dallas) and Adam (Forshaw), again are injured but making progress."
Potential return date: 01/01/2023
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