MLS Injury News: Gameweek 9

MLS Injury News: Gameweek 8

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 9 fixture: Colorado Rapids (H)

George Bello has returned to full training and is ready for the game against Colorado. There shoudn’t be much changes in Atlanta’s lineup from last week. If there are, Pity could slot in for Villalba and Bello for Shea.

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Eric Remedi	Midfielder	$5.9	Out: Undisclosed injury	N/A
Mikey Ambrose	Defender	$4.2	Out: Torn right meniscus	3-4 weeks
Kevin Kratz	Midfielder	$4.8	Out: Calf injury	2+ weeks
George Bello	Defender	$4.5	Probable: Groin injury	Gameweek 9 Vs Colorado Rapids
Brandon Vazquez	Forward	$5.0	Out: Undisclosed injury	N/A
Chris Goslin	Midfielder	$4.5	Probable: Knee injury	Gameweek 9 Vs Colorado Rapids
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 9 fixture: NYCFC (A), Montreal Impact (A)

Alexsandar Katai suffered a ankle injury in the game against Colorado Rapids but is expected to feature in the game against NYCFC. Chicago Fire will need their star player to fire again if they’re to get a result against NYCFC.

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Aleksandar Katai	Midfielder	$8.3	Questionable: Ankle injury	Gameweek 9 Vs Montreal Impact
Jorge Luis Corrales	Defender	$4.6	Questionable: Groin injury	Gameweek 9 Vs Montreal Impact
Przemyslaw Frankowski	Midfielder	$8.2	Questionable: Groin injury	N/A
Fabian Herbers	Midfielder	$5.0	Out: Groin injury	N/A
Andre Reynolds II	Defender	$4.0	Out: Thigh injury	N/A
Raheem Edwards	Midfielder	$6.3	Out: Second degree LCL sprain	2-3 weeks

FC Cincinnati

Gameweek 9 fixture: New York Red Bulls (A)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Emmanuel Ledesma	Midfielder	$6.7	Questionable: Right hamstring injury	N/A
Greg Garza	Defender	$5.3	Questionable: Right calf injury	N/A
Jimmy McLaughlin	Midfielder	$5.0	Out: Right ACL 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 9 fixture: Atlanta United (A)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Jack Price	Midfielder	$5.9	Suspended: Red card Vs Chicago Fire	Gameweek 10 Vs Vancouver Whitecaps
Kortne Ford	Defender	$4.5	Out: Knee injury	N/A
Kellyn Acosta	Midfielder	$5.3	Questionable: Hamstring injury	N/A
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 9 fixture: D.C. United (H), Houston Dynamo (A)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Harrison Afful	Defender	$7.7	Out: Broken Jaw	3+ weeks
Milton Valenzuela	Defender	$5.5	Out: Torn ACL	9-12 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 9 fixture: San Jose Earthquakes (H)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Matheus Bressaneli	Defender	$4.6	Out: Hamstring injury	N/A
Thomas Roberts	Midfielder	$4.0	Probable: Concussion protocol	Gameweek 9 Vs San Jose
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 9 fixture: Columbus Crew (A), Minnesota United (A)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Leo Jara	Defender	$8.1	Questionable: Dislocated shoulder	N/A
Russell Canouse	Midfielder	$7.0	Out: Sprained knee ligament	N/A
Chris McCann	Defender	$4.8	Questionable: Hamstring injury	N/A
Oniel Fisher	Defender	$5.0	Out: Knee surgery	N/A
Chris Odoi-Atsem	Defender	$4.5	Out: Hodgkin’s Lymphoma	N/A
Antonio Bustamante	Midfielder	$4.5	Out: Knee injury	N/A

Houston Dynamo

Gameweek 9 fixture: Columbus Crew (H)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Romell Quioto	Forward	$7.9	Out: Right knee 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 9 fixtures: Seattle Sounders (A)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Adama Diomande	Forward	$8.6	Out: Hamstring injury	N/A
Andre Horta	Midfielder	$7.2	Out: Undisclosed injury	N/A
Rodolfo Zelaya	Forward	$5.5	Questionable: Right thigh strain	Gameweek 9 Vs Seattle Sounders
Alejandro Guido	Midfielder	$5.5	Probable: Right quad strain	Gameweek 9 Vs Seattle Sounders

LA Galaxy

Gameweek 8 fixture: Minnesota United (A), Real Salt Lake (H)

DP playmaker Romain Alessandrini suffered another injury setback, this time an knee injury against Houston Dynamo. He should be replaced by Emma Boateng who was very impressive in place of him against Houston Dynamo.

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Romain Alessandrini	Midfielder	$8.8	Out: Meniscus surgery	5+ months (September-October)
Rolf Feltscher	Defender	$6.6	Out: Groin injury	N/A
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 9 fixture: Los Angeles Galaxy (H), D.C. United (H)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Chase Gasper	Defender	$4.0	Questionable: Hamstring injury	N/A

Montreal Impact

Gameweek 9 fixture: New England Revolution (A), Chicago Fire (H)

The Montreal Impact plane to Boston was cancelled so they will be arriving late to the game against New England Revolution. When I say late, I mean just a couple of hours before the game begins. This is insult to injury for a team which has been without it’s star playmaker Ignacio Piatti for a while. Going with 3 New England players does not seem like a very bad idea now.

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Ignacio Piatti	Midfielder	$11.5	Out: Hamstring injury	N/A
Ken Krolicki	Midfielder	$5.0	Out: Dislocated right elbow	1-3 weeks (Mid April – May)
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 9 fixture: Montreal Impact (H), Sporting Kansas City (A)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Isaac Angking	Midfielder	$5.5	Out: Left knee injury	3-5 weeks

New York City FC

Gameweek 9 fixture: Chicago Fire (H), Orlando City (H)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Alexsandru Mitrita	Forward	$8.5	Probable: Ankle injury	Gameweek 9 Vs Orlando City
Ronald Matarrita	Defender	$6.3	Out: Calf injury	N/A
Jeff Caldwell	Goalkeeper	$4.0	Loaned to USL side Memphis 901 FC	2020 season

 

New York Red Bulls

Gameweek 9 fixture: FC Cincinnati (H)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Kaku	Midfielder	$7.9	Suspended: Red card Vs SKC	Gameweek 11 Vs Montreal Impact
Kemar Lawrence	Defender	$6.3	Probable: Illness	Gameweek 9 Vs New England Revolution
Alex Muyl	Midfielder	$6.8	Questionable: Ankle injury	N/A
Florian Valot	Midfielder	$7.6	Out: Torn ACL in right knee	Out for the entire 2019 season.

Orlando City SC

Gameweek 9 fixture: New York City FC (A)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Alex De John	Defender	$4.9	Questionable: Hamstring Injury	Gameweek 9 Vs NYCFC
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 9 fixture: Vancouver Whitecaps (A)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Marco Fabian	Midfielder	$8.1	Probable: Ankle sprain	Gameweek 9 Vs Vancouver Whitecaps
Andre Blake	Goalkeeper	$6.2	Questionable: Groin injury	N/A
Sergio Santos	Forward	$7.7	Probable: Knee injury	Gameweek 9 Vs Vancouver Whitecaps
Kai Wagner	Defender	$6.6	Suspended: Red card Vs Montreal Impact	Gameweek 9 Vs FC Cincinnati
Ilsinho	Midfielder	$5.9	Questionable: Left hamstring strain	N/A
Anthony Fontana	Midfielder	$4.7	Questionable: Left ankle strain	N/A
Mark McKenzie	Defender	$5.2	Out: Appendectomy recovery	N/A

Portland Timbers

Gameweek 9 fixture: Toronto FC (A)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Andy Polo	Midfielder	$5.6	Probable: Right lower leg injury	Gameweek 9 Vs Toronto FC
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 9 fixture: Los Angeles Galaxy (A)

Legendary goalkeeper Nick Rimando could miss out this week again due to a knee injury and we could see Andrew Putna ($5.0) start again.

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Nick Rimando	Goalkeeper	$5.2	Questionable: Left knee injury	N/A
Everton Luiz	Midfielder	$6.2	Out: Left knee injury	N/A
Marcelo Silva	Defender	$5.2	Doubtful: Hamstring injury	N/A
Erik Holt	Defender	$4.0	Out: Ankle injury	N/A
Tony Beltran	Defender	$4.5	Probable: Knee injury	Gameweek 9 Vs Los Angeles Galaxy
Adam Henley	Defender	$4.5	Probable: Ankle injury	Gameweek 9 Vs Los Angeles Galaxy
Luke Mulholland	Midfielder	$5.5	Doubtful: Back injury	N/A
Jordan Allen	Midfielder	$5.0	Out: Knee injury	Out for 2019 season.

San Jose Earthquakes 

Gameweek 9 fixture: Seattle Sounders (A), FC Dallas (A)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Guram Kashia	Defender	$4.6	Questionable: Undisclosed injury	N/A
Kevin Partida	Defender	$4.0	Out: Torn ACL	Mid April 2019

Seattle Sounders

Gameweek 9 fixture: San Jose Earthquakes (H), LAFC (H)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Raul Ruidiaz	Forward	$11.0	Questionable: Left heel contusion	Day to day
Victor Rodriguez	Midfielder	$8.9	Probable: Concussion protocol	Gameweek 9 Vs LAFC
Gustav Svensson	Midfielder	$7.9	Out: Left hamstring strain	N/A
Will Bruin	Forward	$6.2	Questionable: Left hamstring injury	Day to day
Nouhou Tolo	Defender	$4.0	Questionable: Left ankle strain	N/A

Sporting Kansas City

Gameweek 9 fixture: New England Revolution (H)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Matt Besler	Defender	$7.5	Out: Hamstring strain	2-4 weeks
Ilie Sanchez	Midfielder	$8.7	Questionable: Ankle injury	N/A
Roger Espinoza	Midfielder	$6.9	Out: PCL SPrain	2-3 months
Andreu Fontas	Defender	$6.2	Probable: Calf injury	Gameweek 9 Vs New England
Gedion Zelalem	Midfielder	$5.1	Probable: Ankle injury	Gameweek 9 Vs New England
Erik Hurtado	Forward	$5.5	Out: Arthroscopic surgery on right knee	2-3 months
Jimmy Medranda	Midfielder	$5.0	Out: Knee injury	N/A
Rodney Wallace	Defender	$4.8	Out: Undisclosed injury	N/A
Jaylin Lindsey	Defender	$4.5	Out: Torn meniscus	4-5 months

Toronto FC

Gameweek 9 fixture: Portland Timbers (H)

Jozy Altidore suffered an hamstring injury against Minnesota United. We could see Jordan Hamilton ($5.4) replace him for the striker role. He looked fantastic against Minnesota and scored 2 goals within 6 minutes of coming on. The big question now is that how Alejandro Pozuelo performs now that his partner in crime Altidore is out.

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Jozy Altidore	Forward	$11.6	Out: Hamstring injury	N/A
Drew Moor	Defender	$5.9	Probable: Adductor injury	Gameweek 9 Vs Portland Timbers
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 9 fixtures: Philadelphia Union (H)

Player	Position	Value	Status	Potential return
Andy Rose	Midfielder	$4.7	Probable: Facial fracture	Gameweek 9 Vs Philadelphia Union
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