{"id":45851,"date":"2026-04-14T18:02:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T22:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/liverpools-injury-schedule-shared-hugo-ekitike-may-not-play-again-in-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T18:02:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T22:02:35","slug":"liverpools-injury-schedule-shared-hugo-ekitike-may-not-play-again-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/liverpools-injury-schedule-shared-hugo-ekitike-may-not-play-again-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool&#8217;s injury schedule shared, Hugo Ekitike may not play again in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/liverpools-injury-schedule-shared-hugo-ekitike-may-not-play-again-in-2026\/#What_happened_to_Hugo_Ekitike_vs_PSG\" >What happened to Hugo Ekitike vs PSG?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/liverpools-injury-schedule-shared-hugo-ekitike-may-not-play-again-in-2026\/#How_much_can_you_miss_Ekitike\" >How much can you miss Ekitike?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/liverpools-injury-schedule-shared-hugo-ekitike-may-not-play-again-in-2026\/#FSG_decide_to_sign_Gumoha-like_winger_to_Liverpool_for_87m\" >FSG decide to sign Gumoha-like winger to Liverpool for \u00a387m<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Liverpool have been unlucky with injuries this season, but it got even worse against PSG on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Alexander Isak missed most of the season due to injury and returned to the starting lineup on Tuesday, but as soon as the Swede was reinstated, another tragic fate struck.<\/p>\n<p>With the score at 0-0 in the first half of the match, Hugo Ekitike suffered a painful blow and had to be stretchered off the pitch.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-happened-to-hugo-ekitike-vs-psg\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_happened_to_Hugo_Ekitike_vs_PSG\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>What happened to Hugo Ekitike vs PSG?<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This game marked the first time that all of Liverpool&#8217;s summer signings &#8211; Ekitike, Isak, Florian Wirtz, Milos Kerkes and Jeremy Frimpong &#8211; started in the same match.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly for Arne Slot, it didn&#8217;t last long. The ball was played to the striker inside PSG&#8217;s half, but he fell awkwardly without making contact and was unable to get back up.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool&#8217;s medical team rushed onto the pitch to help the big-money forward, but he required further assistance as he was carried off the pitch on a stretcher.<\/p>\n<p>Ekitike was quickly substituted, replaced by Mo Salah, who strangely did not start the match.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-long-could-ekitike-miss\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_much_can_you_miss_Ekitike\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>How much can you miss Ekitike? <\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Although official confirmation of Ekitike&#8217;s injury is yet to be revealed, initial predictions and prognosis have been released.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Rajpal Bhullar, a keen football fan, said on social media that things could go very badly for the Liverpool striker.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Unfortunately, Ekitike&#8217;s injury appears to be a classic Achilles tendon rupture extrusion mechanism,&#8221; he began.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Buller also revealed how long the France international will be out, saying: &#8220;Given that elite footballers return to competitive play for seven to nine months, the time to return to pre-injury level will be even longer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If that prediction is true, it will be a series of cruel events for the forward. <\/p>\n<p>Not only will Ekitike not play again this season, he will also miss this summer&#8217;s World Cup. The only good news for Liverpool in all of this is that Isak will at least defend himself.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"just-like-ngumoha-fsg-pushing-for-diomande-wants-liverpool\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rio-ngumoha-liverpool-robertson-konate.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rio-ngumoha-liverpool-robertson-konate.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FSG_decide_to_sign_Gumoha-like_winger_to_Liverpool_for_87m\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tFSG decide to sign Gumoha-like winger to Liverpool for \u00a387m<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Liverpool are looking to replace Mohamed Salah in the summer transfer window. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool have been unlucky with injuries this season, but it got even worse against PSG on Tuesday night. Alexander Isak missed most of the season due to injury and returned to the starting lineup on Tuesday, but as soon as the Swede was reinstated, another tragic fate struck. 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