MLS Injury News: Gameweek 11

MLS Injury News: Gameweek 11

Injuries can have a big impact on a fantasy lineup. Not only can they impact your score by providing under the radar options, but replacements often come in at a lower price point and can make it easier to field a full roster. Each week I’ll review key injuries and help you find replacements that can give you an edge over your fantasy opponents.

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Atlanta United FC

Gameweek 11 fixture: Orlando City SC (A)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Ezequiel Barco	Midfielder	$8.9	Out: U-20 World Cup	N/A
Mikey Ambrose	Defender	$4.2	Out: Torn right meniscus	1-2 weeks
Kevin Kratz	Midfielder	$4.8	Out: Calf injury	Week to week
George Bello	Defender	$4.5	Out: Groin injury	2-3 months
Brandon Vazquez	Forward	$5.0	Out: Knee injury	N/A
Patrick Okonkwo	Forward	$4.0	Loaned to Atlanta United II	2020 season
Jose Hernandez	Defender	$4.5	Loaned to Atlanta United II	2020 season

Chicago Fire

Gameweek 11 fixture: Minnesota United (H)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
CJ Sapong	Forward	$8.0	Probable: Thigh injury	Gameweek 11 Vs Minnesota United
Marcelo	Defender	$5.5	Questionable: Thigh injury	N/A
Kenneth Kronholm	Goalkeeper	$4.5	Out: Undisclosed injury	N/A
Andre Reynolds II	Defender	$4.0	Out: Thigh injury	N/A
Raheem Edwards	Midfielder	$6.3	Out: Second degree LCL sprain	1-3 weeks

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Greg Garza	Defender	$5.3	Questionable: Right calf injury	N/A
Jimmy McLaughlin	Midfielder	$5.0	Out: Right ACL injury	N/A
Corben Bone	Midfielder	$4.6	Questionable: Left shoulder injury	N/A
Frankie Amaya	Midfielder	$5.0	Loaned to USL side Orange County SC	2020 season
Emery Welshman	Midfielder	$4.5	Loaned to Canadian Premier League side Forge FC	2020 season
Ben Lundt	Goalkeeper	$4.0	Loaned to USL side Louisville City	2020 season
Rashawn Dally	Forward	$4.5	Loaned to USL side Memphis 901 FC for 2019 season	2020 season

Colorado Rapids

Gameweek 11 fixture: Vancouver Whitecaps (H)

Diego Rubio received a red card Vs Vancouver Whitecaps and we could see draft pick Andre Shinyashiki start in his place.

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Diego Rubio	Forward	$5.5	Suspended: Red card Vs Vancouver Whitecaps	Gameweek 12 Vs LA Galaxy
Kortne Ford	Defender	$4.5	Out: Knee injury	2 weeks
Matt Hundley	Forward	$4.0	Loaned to USL side Colorado Springs	2020 season
Andre Rawls	Goalkeeper	$4.0	Loaned to USL side Colorado Springs	2020 season

Columbus Crew SC

Gameweek 11 fixture: LAFC (H)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Harrison Afful	Defender	$7.7	Out: Broken Jaw	2+ weeks
Milton Valenzuela	Defender	$5.5	Out: Torn ACL	6-8 months and is expected to miss the entire 2019 season.
Alex Crognale	Defender	$4.5	Loaned to USL side Indy Eleven	2020 season

FC Dallas

Gameweek 11 fixture: New York Red Bulls (H)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Paxton Pomykal	Midfielder	$7.8	Out: Hamstring injury	Week to week
Matheus Bressaneli	Defender	$4.6	Out: Hamstring injury	N/A
Cristian Colman	Forward	$5.0	Out: Left ACL tear	N/A
Francis Atuahene	Forward	$4.5	Out: Left ruptured pectoral muscle	Mid August 2019
Dante Sealy	Forward	$4.0	Loaned to USL League One side North Texas SC	2020 season
Moises Hernandez	Defender	$4.5	Loaned to USL side San Antonio FC	2020 season

D.C. United

Gameweek 11 fixture: Sporting Kansas City (H)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Joseph Mora	Defender	$6.7	Out: Broken Jaw	2-4 weeks
Donovan Pines	Defender	$5.8	Out: Knee Sprain	1 month
Chris McCann	Defender	$4.8	Probable: Hamstring injury	Gameweek 11 Vs SKC
Oniel Fisher	Defender	$5.0	Out: Knee surgery	N/A
Chris Odoi-Atsem	Defender	$4.5	Questionable: Hodgkin’s Lymphoma	N/A
Antonio Bustamante	Midfielder	$4.5	Out: Knee injury	N/A

Houston Dynamo

Gameweek 11 fixture: Seattle Sounders (A)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Marlon Hairston	Midfielder	$4.0	Out: Right hip injury	N/A
Ronaldo Pena	Forward	$5.0	Out: Left knee injury	N/A
Eric Bird	Midfielder	$4.5	Out: Left ankle injury	N/A
DaMarcus Beasley	Defender	$5.0	Out: Arthroscopic surgery on left knee	1-3 weeks

Los Angeles FC

Gameweek 11 fixture: Columbus Crew (A)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Danilo Silva	Defender	$4.6	Out: Right hamstring strain	N/A
Rodolfo Zelaya	Forward	$5.5	Probable: Right thigh strain	Gameweek 11 Vs Columbus Crew
Alejandro Guido	Midfielder	$5.5	Out: Right quad strain	N/A
Javier Perez	Midfielder	$4.0	Out: Groin strain	N/A

LA Galaxy

Gameweek 11 fixture: New York City FC (H)

Jonathan Dos Santos was subbed off early due to a Hamstring injury but it wasn’t too serious and he could possibly return for the second game of the week Vs NYCFC at home.

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Jonathan Dos Santos	Midfielder	$10.9	Questionable: Hamstring injury	Gameweek 11 Vs NYCFC
Romain Alessandrini	Midfielder	$8.8	Out: Meniscus surgery	5+ months (September-October)
Julian Araujo	Defender	$4.4	Probable: Foot injury	Gameweek 11 Vs NYCFC
Perry Kitchen	Midfielder	$5.5	Out: Ankle injury	N/A
Bradford Jamieson IV	Forward	$5.0	Loaned to USL side San Antonio	2020 season

Minnesota United

Gameweek 11 fixture: Chicago Fire (A)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Bobby Shuttleworth	Goalkeeper	$5.5	Out: Right knee surgery	N/A
Chase Gasper	Defender	$4.0	Questionable: Hamstring injury	N/A

Montreal Impact

Gameweek 11 fixture: FC Cincinnati (A)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Ignacio Piatti	Midfielder	$11.5	Out: Hamstring injury	N/A
Clement Bayiha	Midfielder	$4.0	Questionable: Undisclosed injury	Gameweek 11 Vs FC Cincinnati
Jason Beaulieu	Goalkeeper	$4.0	Out: Cyst on left knee	Late July 2019
Jeisson Vargas	Forward	$7.0	Loaned to Chilean side Universidad Catolica	2020 season
Thomas Meilleur-Giguère	Defender	$4.0	Loaned to USL side Ottawa Fury FC	2020 season
James Pantemis	Goalkeeper	$4.0	Loaned to USL side Ottawa Fury FC	2020 season

New England Revolution

Gameweek 11 fixture: San Jose Earthquakes (H)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Isaac Angking	Midfielder	$5.5	Out: Left knee injury	3-5 weeks
Zachary Herivaux	Midfielder	$5.0	Loaned to Birmingham Legion FC	2020 season

New York City FC

Gameweek 11 fixture: Los Angeles Galaxy (A)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Alexandru Mitrita	Forward	$8.1	Questionable: Foot injury	Gameweek 11 Vs LA Galaxy
Ben Sweat	Defender	$5.4	Questionable: Adductor injury	N/A
James Sands	Midfielder	$6.8	Questionable: Adductor injury	N/A
Ronald Matarrita	Defender	$6.3	Questionable: Calf injury	N/A
Ebenezer Ofori	Midfielder	$6.5	Questionable: Core injury	N/A
Jeff Caldwell	Goalkeeper	$4.0	Loaned to USL side Memphis 901 FC	2020 season

 

New York Red Bulls

Gameweek 11 fixture: FC Dallas (A)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Aaron Long	Defender	$7.5	Questionable: Hamstring injury	N/A
Bradley Wright Phillips	Forward	$8.6	Questionable: Groin injury	Gameweek 11 Vs FC Dallas
Florian Valot	Midfielder	$7.6	Out: Torn ACL in right knee	Out for the entire 2019 season.

Orlando City SC

Gameweek 11 fixture: Atlanta United (H)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Alex De John	Defender	$4.9	Questionable: Hamstring Injury	Gameweek 11 Vs Atlanta United
Carlos Ascues	Defender	$5.6	Questionable: Hamstring injury	N/A
Pierre Da Silva	Forward	$5.0	Loaned to Brazilian side Atletico Paranaense	2020 season
Mason Stajduhar	Goalkeeper	$4.0	Loaned to USL side Tulsa Roughnecks	2020 season

Philadelphia Union

Gameweek 11 fixture: Toronto FC (A)

The Union have received positive news regarding the injury to Andre Blake and he could possibly return as soon as this week. The other starters expected to return to the 18 are playmakers Marco Fabian and Brenden Aaronson.

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Marco Fabian	Midfielder	$8.1	Probable: Left ankle strain	Gameweek 11 Vs Toronto FC
Andre Blake	Goalkeeper	$6.2	Questionable: Adductor strain	Gameweek 11 Vs Toronto FC
Brenden Aaronson	Midfielder	$5.6	Probable: Hip injury	Gameweek 11 Vs Toronto FC
Fafa Picault	Forward	$4.0	Questionable: Right hamstring tightness	N/A
Cory Burke	Forward	$6.8	Out: Visa issues	3 months
Mark McKenzie	Defender	$5.2	Out: Concussion	N/A
Anthony Fontana	Midfielder	$4.7	Questionable: Left ankle strain	N/A
Matt Freese	Goalkeeper	$4.0	Out: Abdomen injury	4-6 weeks

Portland Timbers

Gameweek 11 fixture: Vancouver Whitecaps (A)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Marvin Loria	Midfielder	$5.0	Questionable: Right foot injury	N/A
Aljaz Ivacic	Goalkeeper	$4.5	Out: Left tibial stress fracture	Mid April 2019
Kendall McIntosh	Goalkeeper	$4.0	Out: Left thigh strain	N/A

Real Salt Lake

Gameweek 11 fixture: Colorado Rapids (A)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Nick Rimando	Goalkeeper	$5.2	Questionable: Left knee injury	N/A
Kyle Beckerman	Midfielder	$6.2	Out: Hamstring injury	N/A
Everton Luiz	Midfielder	$6.2	Probable: Left knee injury	Gameweek 11 Vs Colorado FC
Tony Beltran	Defender	$4.5	Out: Knee injury	N/A
Erik Holt	Defender	$4.0	Doubtful: Ankle injury	N/A
Luke Mulholland	Midfielder	$5.5	Questionable: Back injury	N/A
Jordan Allen	Midfielder	$5.0	Out: Knee injury	Out for 2019 season.

San Jose Earthquakes 

Gameweek 11 fixture: New England Revolution (A)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Christian Espinoza	Forward	$8.4	Suspended: Red card Vs FC Cincinnati	Gameweek 12 Vs Chicago Fire
Marcos Lopez	Defender	$4.9	Questionable: Knee injury	N/A
Kevin Partida	Defender	$4.0	Probable: Torn ACL	Gameweek 11 Vs New England Revolution

Seattle Sounders

Gameweek 11 fixture: Houston Dynamo (H)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Gustav Svensson	Midfielder	$7.9	Out: Left hamstring strain	N/A
Nouhou Tolo	Defender	$4.0	Questionable: Left ankle strain	N/A

Sporting Kansas City

Gameweek 11 fixture: D.C. United (A)

The injury list of Sporting Kansas City keeps building with Graham Zusi and Wan Kuzain now being added to the list. They only had 6 players on the bench last week in a 3-0 defeat to Atlanta United at home.

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Matt Besler	Defender	$7.5	Out: Hamstring strain	2-3 weeks
Graham Zusi	Defender	$7.0	Questionable: Oblique injury	N/A
Ilie Sanchez	Midfielder	$8.7	Questionable: Ankle injury	N/A
Gerso Fernandes	Forward	$7.2	Out: Broken wrist	4-6 weeks
Roger Espinoza	Midfielder	$6.9	Out: PCL SPrain	2-3 months
Andreu Fontas	Defender	$6.2	Questionable: Calf injury	Gameweek 11 Vs D.C. United
Erik Hurtado	Forward	$5.5	Out: Arthroscopic surgery on right knee	1-2 months
Jimmy Medranda	Midfielder	$5.0	Out: Knee injury	N/A
Rodney Wallace	Defender	$4.8	Out: Undisclosed injury	N/A
Gianluca Busio	Midfielder	$6.7	National team duty (U-17)	N/A
Wan Kuzain	Midfielder	$4.5	Questionable: Ankle injury	N/A
Jaylin Lindsey	Defender	$4.5	Out: Torn meniscus	4-5 months
Tyler Freeman	Forward	$4.0	National team duty (U-17)	N/A

Toronto FC

Gameweek 11 fixture: Philadelphia Union (H)

Jozy Altidore and Drew Moor are almost guaranteed to return to the team this week. Those with Pozuelo as their captain will be hoping that “Jozuelo” clicks again.

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Jozy Altidore	Forward	$11.6	Probable: Hamstring injury	Gameweek 11 vs Philadelphia Union
Drew Moor	Defender	$5.9	Probable: Calf tightness	Gameweek 11 Vs Philadelphia Union
Jon Bakero	Midfielder	$5.0	Loaned to USL side Phoenix Rising	2020 season
Aidan Daniels	Midfielder	$4.0	Loaned to USL side Ottawa Fury FC	2020 season
Ryan Telfer	Defender	$4.5	Loaned to Canadian Premier league side York 9 FC	2020 season

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

Gameweek 11 fixture: Portland Timbers (H)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Yordy Reyna	Midfielder	$7.6	Out: Left hamstring strain	1 month+
Jasser Khmiri	Defender	$5.5	Out: Left knee injury	1-2 weeks
David Norman Jr	Midfielder	$4.5	Out: Right foot surgery	3-4 months
Michael Baldisimo	Midfielder	$4.0	Out: Left ankle contusion	N/A