{"id":35789,"date":"2025-02-18T16:44:56","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T16:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=35789"},"modified":"2025-02-18T16:44:56","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T16:44:56","slug":"liverpool-injury-update-latest-on-gakpo-gomez-ahead-of-aston-villa-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/liverpool-injury-update-latest-on-gakpo-gomez-ahead-of-aston-villa-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool injury update: Latest on Gakpo, Gomez ahead of Aston Villa clash"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest Liverpool injury update ahead of Wednesday’s clash with Aston Villa sees Arne Slot rule out two key players.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Liverpool injury update: Gomez may require surgery, Gakpo targeting City return<\/h2>\n

The league leaders travel to the West Midlands<\/a> in search of victory which could extend their advantage at the top of the Premier League table to a massive ten points.<\/p>\n

Liverpool find themselves slightly shorthanded for the trip with both Cody Gakpo and Joe Gomez ruled out by Reds boss Slot<\/a> in his pre-match press conference.<\/p>\n

Gomez is facing an extended period on the sidelines with a hamstring injury that could take ‘a long time’ to recover from and may require surgery, but the medical staff are still assessing.<\/p>\n

“Joe will take quite a long time. He is going to be out for numerous weeks because of a hamstring injury.<\/em><\/p>\n

“He will a miss large part of the end of the season but we expect him to be back in the end phase of the season. He might [need surgery] but that is something we still have to assess.”<\/em><\/p>\n

As for Gakpo, Slot suggested that while he will miss the Villa game he is very close to a return and could be back on the pitch for Sunday’s meeting with Manchester City at the Etihad.<\/p>\n

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Arne Slot shares an update on the fitness of Cody Gakpo and Joe Gomez \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f pic.twitter.com\/LR7w2WgTrc<\/a><\/p>\n

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