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Diogo Jota, Conor Bradley, Thiago Alcantara - Liverpool injury news and return dates

Diogo Jota of Liverpool
Diogo Jota of Liverpool -Credit:Gaspafotos/MB Media/Getty Images


Liverpool's hopes of winning the Premier League title were dealt another blow with the draw at West Ham.

The Reds were held to a 2-2 stalemate against the Hammers at the London Stadium on Saturday. The draw means that Liverpool have now won just one of their previous five top-flight fixtures.

Jurgen Klopp's side are now in third place in the Premier League table and have an uphill task to win the league title with just three matches left to play. Liverpool are two points behind leaders Arsenal who have a game in hand and one adrift of second-placed Manchester City who have two matches in hand.

Liverpool have been forced to deal with a lengthy injury list throughout the season. For the draw at West Ham, several players were unavailable due to injury and that looks set to continue heading into the final weeks of the campaign.

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The ECHO takes a look at Liverpool's current injury list and potential return dates ahead of their next Premier League fixture against Tottenham Hotspur next weekend.

Diogo Jota

Diogo Jota has now missed Liverpool's last two matches with a hip injury that he sustained against Fulham.

Klopp explained that he expected Jota to be on the sidelines for a couple of weeks. As a result, Liverpool will hope to have the Portugal international back available early next month, potentially against Tottenham Hotspur.

Potential return date: Tottenham Hotspur (H) - May 5

Conor Bradley

Conor Bradley has been recovering from an ankle injury he sustained against Crystal Palace on April 14.

Bradley has now missed Liverpool's last three matches with the injury but is gradually nearing a return to action. The Reds will hope that Bradley recovers in time to be available for the weekend's clash against Spurs.

Potential return date: Tottenham Hotspur (H) - May 5

Joel Matip

Joel Matip is recovering from an ACL injury he suffered in the 4-3 win over Fulham back in December at Anfield.

Matip is expected to be ruled out for the remainder of the campaign but was recently spotted running on the training pitch at Kirkby. It remains to be seen if Matip will feature again for Liverpool with the defender's contract set to expire at the end of the season.

Potential return date: Unknown

Stefan Bajcetic

Stefan Bajcetic has missed the majority of the season through injury, last featuring back in September.

The midfielder has been stepping up his recovery with two cameo appearances for Liverpool's Under-21s in recent weeks. As a result, there is hope that Bajcetic could make his long-awaited return for the first-team before the end of the season.

Potential return date: May

Thiago Alcantara

Thiago Alcantara is currently recovering from a hamstring injury he sustained in Liverpool's defeat to Arsenal in February.

The midfielder has played just five minutes of football for the Reds this season, and there is no timeframe for when he will make his return. With Thiago's contract set to expire at the end of the season, it remains to be seen if he will make another appearance for Liverpool.

Potential return date: Unknown

Ben Doak

Ben Doak has been recovering from a knee injury he sustained during an appearance for Liverpool's Under-21s.

No timeframe has been given for when Liverpool expect Doak to make his return from injury. As a result, it remains doubtful that the talented 18-year-old will feature again for the Reds this season.

Potential return date: Unknown