R. James
Minor
Hamstring Injury
First reported 30 Aug
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Suffered a small hamstring tear and was unable to recover in time for the match.
Xabi Alonso said James tried to be ready and was assessed that morning, but was just a few days short of recovering; there is now time to prepare him for the next fixture.
Xabi Alonso said James was a few days short of recovering and that the club now has time to prepare him for the next game.
Manager Xabi Alonso described the captain's problem as a little injury in the hamstring.
Thomas Tuchel confirmed James' omission from the squad is due to injury.
Reece James drops to the bench as Pedro Neto comes in.
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Injury record
24absences on record
2in the last 12 months
22weekslongest (Hamstring, 2023)
- 30 AugHamstring InjuryNow
- Jun 2026Hamstring Injury6 days
- Nov 2024Hamstring5 weeks
- Aug 2024Hamstring9 weeks
- Dec 2023Hamstring22 weeks
- Oct 2023Knee Injury2 days
- Aug 2023Thigh Injury7 weeks
- Apr 2023Thigh Injury13 weeks
- Mar 2023Knock6 days
- Mar 2023Illness7 days
- Mar 2023Hamstring3 days
- Dec 2022Knee Injury5 weeks
- Oct 2022Knee Injury8 weeks
- Aug 2022Illness5 days
- Mar 2022Knock4 weeks
- Dec 2021Hamstring9 weeks
- Nov 2021Knock4 days
- Sept 2021Ankle/Foot Injury3 weeks
- Dec 2020Thigh Injury3 weeks
- Dec 2020Ankle/Foot Injury9 days
- Jun 2020Knock5 days
- Jan 2020Knee Injury12 days
- Dec 2019Ankle/Foot Injury8 days
- Aug 2019Ankle Injury7 weeks