{"id":1625,"date":"2025-10-01T21:14:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T13:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/?p=1625"},"modified":"2025-10-01T21:14:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T13:14:47","slug":"alisson-becker-ruled-out-of-chelsea-clash-ekitike-doubt-for-stamford-bridge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/01\/alisson-becker-ruled-out-of-chelsea-clash-ekitike-doubt-for-stamford-bridge\/","title":{"rendered":"Alisson Becker ruled out of Chelsea clash, Ekitike doubt for Stamford Bridge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image.png 1000w, https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-768x522.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Liverpool must contend with fresh injury worries ahead of Saturday\u2019s encounter with Chelsea, as Alisson Becker has been ruled out and Hugo Ekitike remains uncertain following problems sustained against Galatasaray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Liverpool\u2019s preparations for their weekend Premier League clash with Chelsea have been disrupted by a double injury setback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Goalkeeper Alisson Becker was forced off during the second half of the 1-0 defeat to Galatasaray in Istanbul after making a vital one-on-one save against Victor Osimhen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Brazilian immediately indicated discomfort and was replaced, with manager Arne Slot confirming his absence for Saturday\u2019s trip to Stamford Bridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen he sprinted back he felt something\u2026 normally, he will not be able to play Saturday. That&#8217;s 99.9 per cent \u2013 I&#8217;ve already said 100 per cent, but let&#8217;s make it 99.9 [although] I think it&#8217;s 100,&#8221; Slot told reporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Reds also suffered another blow when forward Hugo Ekitike was substituted on 68 minutes. The Frenchman went down after attempting to stretch for a forward ball and could not continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHe felt something when he had to reach for the ball,\u201d Slot explained, noting that the extent of the issue will only be clarified after further medical checks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The head coach admitted that Ekitike initially felt the injury was not too serious, but the situation could change when sprinting or shooting is required.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool must contend with fresh injury worries ahead  [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1626,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1625"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1627,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1625\/revisions\/1627"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dxtynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}