Fulham will be without five players through injury for this weekend’s match against Everton.
Timothy Castagne, Harrison Reed and Saša Lukić have joined Rodrigo Muniz and Reiss Nelson on the treatment table.
When asked for a team news update in his pre-match press conference, Marco Silva said: “Some concerns for us, unfortunately. As you saw, Harrison Reed came off in the last 10 minutes of the game [against Aston Villa]. Timothy Castagne had surgery last Tuesday and will be out until pre-season. Saša Lukić will be out too.
“Castagne will be ready for pre-season. Not from the first day of pre-season, he will probably lose one week or 10 days. He will be able to play some friendlies during that period to be ready for the start of the Premier League [season].
“Harrison Reed has a calf injury. It’s not so serious like we expected during that moment of the game, but the only one who will probably be able to play this season again is Saša Lukić. He will probably be out for just one game, so let’s see if he’s back next week to help the team.
“In a crucial moment of the season for us, we are going to be without these important players, but we have to be resilient and it’s always a chance for others to come in and show their quality.”
