Liverpool suffer new injury blow as 2 ruled out vs Villa | OneFootball

Liverpool will be without Cody Gakpo and Joe Gomez for their upcoming fixture against Aston Villa, with Gomez set for a longer spell on the sidelines.

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Speaking in his press conference ahead of Liverpool’s match against Aston Villa on Wednesday, Arne Slot confirmed that his side will be without Cody Gakpo and Joe Gomez for the clash.

“Both are unavailable for tomorrow,” Slot said. “Cody is the closest to coming back but Joe will take quite some time. He is going to be out for a number of weeks because of a hamstring injury.

“It’s a big blow for Joe and for us. He tries to do everything to be with the team. He works really hard to come back and then the first game when he came back after two or three minutes we saw him making a sprint and now he is out for weeks again.”

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Gomez had been out of action with a hamstring problem since December 29th, but he returned to the pitch on February 9th against Plymouth Argyle. Just 11 minutes into that match, he was forced off with this new hamstring injury.

Gakpo’s absence is perhaps even more of a worry for Liverpool, given the 25-year-old has 21 goals and assists in 36 games this season.

They could miss the forward against Villa, and they’ll definitely want him back for the coming games against Manchester City and Newcastle United over the next eight days.

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Liverpool will at least welcome Curtis Jones back after his suspension. An injury list with only two players, one of whom should be back imminently, should be considered a blessing at this stage of the season.