Will Hughes Injuries
Details of all injuries, suspensions and absences sustained by Will Hughes in the English Premier League.
Absence History
| Month | Reason | Duration | Further Detail | Team |
| May 26 | Reason Illness | Duration <2 wks | Further Detail May 03: 'Normally, Will Hughes would have started, but he was ill.'
May 06: 'Will Hughes is back...' | Team ![]() |
| Jan 26 | Reason Other | Duration <2 wks | Further Detail Jan 01: 'Let's see. He just felt fatigue everywhere around the hip, and once it was the hamstring, then it was the adductor, then it was the thighs. We have to assess him further, but of course we hope that we won't miss him in the next game.' | Team ![]() |
| Nov 25 | Reason Knee Injury | Duration <2 wks | Further Detail Nov 27: 'Will just overstretched his knee. Let's see - we will assess him. It doesn’t look that bad.'
Nov 28: 'Will (Hughes) doesn't look so bad, so we're very hopeful that he’ll be in the matchday squad. All others are fine.' | Team ![]() |
| Oct 25 | Reason Thigh Injury | Duration <2 wks | Further Detail Oct 03: 'All the players have come back from Poland healthy. There was just one small question mark over Will. He had a knock on his quad, so it's a little bit questionable, but it looks like he'll be OK.' | Team ![]() |
| Aug 25 | Reason Other | Duration <2 wks | Further Detail Aug 27: 'Will Hughes can't play tomorrow; he is not available.'
Aug 29: 'We have a question mark with Will. We will see. We will have to assess in the next two days [to see] if he's available... I hope [he] is doing well and is available - that gives us more options.' | Team ![]() |
| Feb 25 | Reason Suspended | Duration >4 wks | Further Detail | Team ![]() |
| Mar 25 | Reason Illness | Duration <2 wks | Further Detail Mar 28: 'He's a bit sick, so let's see how the afternoon and the night will be.' | Team ![]() |
| Dec 24 | Reason Ankle/Foot Injury | Duration 2-4 wks | Further Detail Jan 03: 'He was injured in the Southampton game. I mentioned afterwards he had to be stitched on the top of his foot. It's too swollen and too painful to wear a boot, so he can't play.'
Jan 10: 'Will [Hughes] is questionable, so it doesn’t look like [he will be available].'
Jan 14: 'Another positive is that Will Hughes is now available. He has trained [for] two days with us. So, Will is going to be in the squad tomorrow.' | Team ![]() |
| Dec 24 | Reason Knee Injury | Duration <2 wks | Further Detail Dec 26: 'He got a knock on his knee in the first half, and we talked about it at half-time. He thought it would be okay when he was moving, but the pain was too much, so we had to take him off. Let’s see, but of course, he is questionable [for Southampton].' | Team ![]() |
| Nov 24 | Reason Suspended | Duration 2-4 wks | Further Detail Nov 22: 'Will Hughes will be back after his suspension.' | Team ![]() |
| Aug 24 | Reason Illness | Duration <2 wks | Further Detail Aug 23: 'Questionable since today is Will. He got sick yesterday evening. He was here today, but after 20 minutes, he stopped training, so now we have to wait for what happens in the afternoon and especially at night. Then we'll see if he's available.' | Team ![]() |
| May 24 | Reason Knee Injury | Duration >4 wks | Further Detail May 11: 'We hope that it's not that serious. It was a crash knee-to-knee, but I hope that his leg was in the air so that nothing happened with a tear. He has pain, so we will see.'
May 17: 'Will is out for the last game. It looked terrible on the video, but fortunately, everything is OK with his ligament. He has a bone bruise, and he will be out for several weeks. He should be back when we start with pre-season.' | Team ![]() |
| May 24 | Reason Calf/Shin/Heel Injury | Duration <2 wks | Further Detail | Team ![]() |
| Apr 24 | Reason Other | Duration <2 wks | Further Detail Apr 19: 'Will got a knock yesterday in training, so he couldn't train today.' | Team ![]() |
| Feb 24 | Reason Ankle/Foot Injury | Duration 2-4 wks | Further Detail Feb 12: 'Hughes was injured. He’d been limping for about ten minutes, and we were hoping he would continue and be able to run it off, but he was struggling, mobility-wise.'
Feb 23: 'Like Will Hughes, I hope he will be with us next week.'
Mar 01: 'Will (Hughes) and Eze took part in all the training sessions this week, so they are back in the squad for tomorrow.' | Team ![]() |
| Jul 23 | Reason Knee Injury | Duration >4 wks | Further Detail Jul 27: '[Will] was the recipient of that wicked challenge; we don't know yet if that's going to put him out of action. They're the challenges which twist people's knees and twist people's ankles.'
Aug 11: 'Will was the recipient of a really bad tackle when we played Millonarios in Chicago, and that, again, is an injury which is going to take more time than we've been able to give him so far.'
Aug 25: 'He's getting better - it was a nasty injury. Because he has progressed so well, they're expecting him to be available to train on Thursday of next week.' | Team ![]() |
| Mar 23 | Reason Illness | Duration <2 wks | Further Detail Mar 14: 'He is not going to be involved tomorrow - he is still not feeling well.' | Team ![]() |
| Feb 23 | Reason Other | Duration <2 wks | Further Detail Feb 17: 'He's struggled this week. He just had training with the team yesterday and trained with the team today. He's fine, and he will be travelling with the team.' | Team ![]() |
| Oct 22 | Reason Illness | Duration <2 wks | Further Detail | Team ![]() |
| Aug 22 | Reason Other | Duration <2 wks | Further Detail | Team ![]() |
| Apr 22 | Reason Other | Duration <2 wks | Further Detail | Team ![]() |
| Mar 22 | Reason Illness | Duration <2 wks | Further Detail | Team ![]() |
| Feb 22 | Reason Other | Duration <2 wks | Further Detail Feb 18: "[Will] is feeling better. He managed to do a couple of training [sessions] with the team this week, so will be in the squad tomorrow." | Team ![]() |
| Oct 21 | Reason Lower Back Injury | Duration 2-4 wks | Further Detail Nov 06: "He didn’t train a lot during the week, we didn’t want to take any risk. He will start training again [fully next] week." | Team ![]() |
