EFL Cup (Carabao Cup) injury report by game — October 28
2 EFL Cup (Carabao Cup) games on October 28 (Korea time). 11 players are out, on the injured list or suspended, and 4 are doubtful or questionable.
1. Peterborough United @ Bradford City
· Venue: Valley Parade
PET Peterborough United
- Out Rio Adebisi (DF) — Injured
- Out Ben Woods (MF) — Injured
- Out Sam Hughes (DF) — Injured
- Suspended Harry Leonard (FW) — Suspended for yellow-card accumulation (competition top scorer with 4 goals)
- Doubtful Tom O'Connor (DF) — Back from ~6 weeks out but carrying a slight issue; unlikely to start
- Questionable Lucca Mendonca (DF) — Ankle knock vs Bromley, to be assessed on matchday morning
- Probable Matthew Garbett (MF) — Missed Bromley game with a knock; trained well and expected back
BRD Bradford City
- Out Josh Neufville (FW) — Hamstring injury, about two weeks from returning · Expected return: About two weeks
- Doubtful Stephen Humphrys (FW) — Back issue, missed the Oxford United draw
2. Arsenal @ Fleetwood Town
· Venue: Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood
ARS Arsenal
- Out Bukayo Saka (FW) — Quad injury sustained vs Bayern Munich (UCL); expected out 6-8 weeks · Expected return: Early December
- Out William Saliba (DF) — Back injury, still a few weeks away · Expected return: Late November
- Out Christos Tzolis (FW) — Hamstring injury; expected back for Liverpool on 1 November · Expected return: 2026-11-01
- Doubtful Riccardo Calafiori (DF) — Minor injury from the Everton game; set to be rested
- Returned Piero Hincapié (DF) — Back from an ankle injury
FLE Fleetwood Town
- Out Kane Thompson-Sommers (MF) — Long-term injury
- Out Will Johnson (MF) — Injured
- Suspended Lewis McCann (FW) — Suspended after a second yellow card vs Sheffield United in round three
- Probable Andy Cannon (MF) — Available, likely to start on the bench
- Returned Rhys Bennett (DF) — Back from suspension
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