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Leeds United's latest relegation rivals' injury and suspensions round-up

Here is the latest injury and suspension round-up for Leeds United's relegation rivals.

12th - Crystal Palace

Wilfried Zaha picked up a groin strain during Crystal Palace's 2-1 victory over Leicester City on April 1. He missed the Eagles' 5-1 triumph over Leeds United, although Roy Hodgson has not put a timeframe on his absence.

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Vicente Guaita missed two games prior to the international break due to injury, but was restored between the sticks for the victory over Leicester.

However, Sam Johnstone deputised against Leeds due to Guaita suffering a calf injury upon his return. Chris Richards returned to training following a lengthy absence, while Nathan Ferguson is expected to do likewise this week.

13th - Wolves

Ruben Neves is suspended for the next two games after picking up his 10th yellow card of the season in the 1-0 win over Chelsea.

Jonny will serve the last game of his three-match suspension against Brentford on Saturday after being sent off for a high challenge on Luke Ayling against Leeds last month.

Matheus Nunes limped off against Chelsea but was filmed walking unaided after the game, and Lopetegui said that the player will be assessed on Monday.

Chiquinho and Sasa Kalajdzic (both knee) remain long-term absentees, while Boubacar Traore (groin) is still being assessed.

Daniel Podence has until Wednesday to respond to an FA charge of spitting, with the winger threatened with a six-match ban.

14th - West Ham

Gianluca Scamacca has been missing since the international break with a knee injury. David Moyes announced after West Ham's 5-1 defeat against Newcastle last week that Scamacca still requires two weeks of rehabilitation.

Lucas Paqueta was not involved in West Ham's 1-0 win over Fulham on Saturday. He sustained a foot injury against Newcastle, and despite training on Friday prior to the trip to Craven Cottage, Moyes opted to leave him out as a precaution

West Ham are hopeful that Paqueta will be available when the Hammers welcome Premier League leaders Arsenal to the London Stadium on Sunday.

15th - Bournemouth

Hamed Traore missed Bournemouth's 1-0 win over Leicester City but Gary O'Neil has revealed that he is not a long-term concern.

Marcos Senesi was also unavailable after picking up a hamstring injury, while Junior Stanislas has not featured in the Premier League since November.

Ryan Fredericks has been absent for Bournemouth's last three Premier League games due to a calf injury.

17th - Everton

Abdoulaye Doucoure was ineligible for Everton's 2-0 defeat at Manchester United, and will miss their next two games against Fulham and Crystal Palace due to suspension.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin is back in training after a lengthy spell out with a thigh injury but Sean Dyche has not put a timeframe on his return.

Seamus Coleman will be assessed after picking up a knock against the Red Devils. Ruben Vinagre has also returned to training after not being included in the squad for the past four games with an Achilles injury.

Andros Townsend remains a long-term absentee having not played for the Toffees since March last year.

18th - Nottingham Forest

Cheikhou Kouyate was subbed off after half an hour with a hamstring injury on his first start in four months against Aston Villa.

Moussa Niakhate, who has also only just returned from a long-term injury layoff, limped off with a hamstring injury late on against Villa.

Renan Lodi picked up a knock in training prior to Forest's defeat against Villa, with Cooper confirming the Brazilian is going to be out of the side for 'a little bit'.

Gustavo Scarpa sustained a knock between the defeats against Leeds and Villa, although Cooper has not put a timeframe on his return.

Serge Aurier has missed the last three games with a knock and Forest are continuing to assess him. Ryan Yates has not been involved since Forest's 2-1 defeat against Newcastle before the international break due to a shoulder injury.

Jesse Lingard is currently suffering with 'niggles' to his Achilles and knee, while Dean Henderson is back in training and close to a return.

Scott McKenna is another player back in training after being out since suffering a hamstring injury back in February. He was named among the substitutes against Villa but was not called upon by Steve Cooper.

Chris Wood (thigh); Guilian Biancone (ACL) and Omar Richards (leg) have all been ruled out for the rest of the season, while Willy Boly (hamstring) is also a long-term absentee.

19th - Leicester City

Harvey Barnes was withdrawn 20 minutes from time with a hamstring injury during their 1-0 defeat against Bournemouth.

His injury is set to be assessed this week as Leicester are made to sweat over the fitness of one of their key men. Youri Tielemans was forecast to return to training this week after missing the last six games with an ankle injury.

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall will serve a one-match suspension after receiving two yellow cards against the Cherries, while James Justin (Achilles) remains a long-term absentee.

20th - Southampton

Mohammed Salisu has reportedly been absent from Southampton's squad in recent weeks amid uncertainty surrounding his future.

Che Adams has missed the last two games due to an injury picked up on international duty. Tino Livramento has stepped up his recovery from a serious knee injury by returning to training, but Juan Larios remains unavailable.

Romeo Lavia will need to be assessed after being replaced with a hamstring injury during Saints' 4-1 defeat against Man City last weekend.

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