Jarrad Branthwaite Injuries

'I am not sharing anything with you... You have named the changes already! We are missing two centre-halves today, but we have also got two who have done really well for us as well.' 'Both (Tarkowski and Branthwaite), hopefully, will be in and around the squad tomorrow. We did great without them, so, if we didn't have them, I'd be fine - but we've got them back amongst it, I think.'

'Jarrad picked up an injury in training, so unfortunately, we are going to miss him. These things happen.' 'Jarrad is on the way but not fit, neither is Mykolenko - and Nathan Patterson is not fit, either.' 'Jarrad is getting closer, but he's certainly not there yet. Hopefully, we get him back because he's a huge player for us. I think it'll be a few [weeks] before we're at that stage.' 'They're making progress, and we'll see. We've got a couple of other knocks within the camp, but we'll see how they are.' 'Fine. He'll not be available for Monday, if that's what you're talking about. We're expecting him back shortly [with the group], but not quite yet.' 'Both the same. No change. Neither of them are fit for the game. But both are making progress, and with a bit of luck, we'll start to get them on the grass.' 'Jarrad [and Merlin] are back on the grass.' 'He experienced a complication in his recovery from a hamstring injury. Following specialist consultation, it has been determined the defender will undergo a surgical procedure tomorrow to address the issue.' 'We had him back in training. We expected him to be very close for Man City, but it just didn't feel quite right, so we got it checked and got some work done on it. We wouldn't put a timescale on it - we'll give him a chance to heal and take his time.' 'Jarrad (Branthwaite) is still on the way back, and Patto as well.' 'Jarrad (Branthwaite) and Merlin (Rohl) are back on the grass and doing some work. Merlin is obviously much further on in his recovery than Jarrad, but they are both back on the grass now. Hopefully, there is a chance we get them both back soon.' 'Jarrad is getting closer to the grass now, so we're hoping we can maybe get him by the end of the month - but it might be a bit longer than that. We need to see. He's not due to integrate back in with the squad for another 2-3 weeks, so it's not as if we'll get him back quickly, but it's beginning to look a lot better.' Jarrad is back on the grass and going well, so hopefully he's not too far away.' 'Both Jarrad (Branthwaite) and Seamus (Coleman) have been back on the grass. They've been back in training. They're back in amongst it.' 'Jarrad and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall are back training... But Kiernan is just back in.'

'I can tell you that he's injured and won't be available. It's probably an injury - around 4 or 5 weeks - his hamstring, so there's not much we can do about it.' 'We should have Jarrad back on Wednesday when we return, with a bit of luck.'

'Jarrad had a slight issue that he’s had in the past, so we were never going to take any chances with him.' 'Jarrad has trained today after settling things down, so we'll see how he responds overnight. We're hopeful on that and he should be OK.' 'I feel good now. I just had a little reaction from the West Ham game, it took a few days to get back but I'm feeling good and I'm ready to go again.'

'Jarrad is similar [to Mykolenko], just a minor strain, but it's just come too quickly for the game.' 'Jarrad has been on the grass with us, but we'll have to make a decision because he's only really had a couple of days of training. Last time, he got through the game, then got a minor injury - it cost him a few weeks, so we've got to be careful. But his injury is fine at the moment.' 'Jarrad was a tough call, to be fair, but the last game we put him in [vs Palace], I wasn't sure about it. I thought it was maybe too early. He did great, and then he got injured again so I thought we needed to give him a period when he's properly fit.' 'I made a call on it last week and decided not to go with him in the squad because I think it was important for him to have a week's training - a clear week's training - which he has done, so, yes, he will certainly be part of the squad.'

'Certainly, Jarrad is in front of the curve compared to [Nathan Patterson]. Pato has had a much longer period out and a serious injury.'

'Yeah, it's just a little injury I've had. I'll be back with the team in the next week or so, so it's nothing major. I can't wait to get back out there.' 'Jarrad's making steps forward. He's not ready yet. He won't be back next week but should be after that.' 'Jarrad is slightly longer. He's had a longer process because he's coming back from a minor operation.' 'Jarrad is making progress as well but isn't quite there yet.' 'He is making good progress all of a sudden; he had a slow spell but is beginning to move forward. Hopefully, he will certainly be in and around it. I am not saying he will definitely be fit [for GW1], but he will certainly be in and around it, we hope.' 'Still not there yet. I don't think he'll be there for next Saturday. He still has work to do yet.' 'We were hoping a few would be back, but they are not. That is unfortunate.' 'He's still a bit away. He's not close at the moment.' 'Jarrad is just really on the grass now, so he's at the very beginning of the process. (Nathan) Patterson is the same. They've done a lot of work with the sports science team, but they're [just] starting to train with us every day.' 'They literally started with the team last week. They've done background work and support work with the sports science team, fitness work but only two days of actual football training, so they're going to need more than that, that's for sure.' 'Jarrad is making progress: hopefully, he gets involved in a game (U21s) this weekend. It's looking like he will do.'

'Jarrad, we hope, is minor, but we have to wait and see.' 'Yeah, trained light today and came through it. We hope there's no reaction to that.'

'A couple of knocks with Amadou (Onana) and Jarrod (Branthwaite), but we're not expecting too much trouble. They've all been on the grass today, so we're hopeful on them. See how that reacts tomorrow.'

'Jarrad has withdrawn from the England U21 squad to undergo treatment for a minor groin issue. [He] is expected to be fit after the international break.'

"We have more or less a clean bill of health. We have Fabian [out for this weekend], and then the long-term injury [to Davies]."

"Working individually. No problems [in his recovery programme] but we have to wait a little bit."