Burnley may welcome back some players when they return from the international break this weekend.
The Clarets travel to Brentford on Saturday aiming to get back on track after losing 4-1 to Chelsea in their previous match.
Burnley were missing as many as six players due to injury at the time, and the situation exacerbated during the international break when Ameen Al-Dakhil was forced to withdraw from the Belgium squad.
Hjalmar Ekdal, Jordan Beyer, Johann Gudmundsson, Nathan Redmond, Manuel Benson, and Michael Obafemi were all ruled out.
However, according to Clarets boss Vincent Kompany, Al-Dakhil’s knock isn’t too serious, and there’s some good news to tell on the others’ progress.
“He [Al-Dakhil] had to withdraw because he came off at half-time against Chelsea and couldn’t continue,” he said.
“Luckily the news is quite positive for us, so we have a decision to make by Saturday.”
On the other sidelined players, Kompany added: “There’s quite a few players coming back.
“I think they’re at different stages, so to make a decision if they’re ready for the battle on Saturday or not, that’s going to be over the next 48 hours for us to decide.”
One player who has been a big miss for the Clarets has been Beyer, who was a surprise absentee against Chelsea having picked up an injury in the win at Luton.
“We feared the worst,” Kompany said.
“He’s not back yet, but we don’t think the extent is dramatic. He’s progressing well within his rehab.
“This is why you build a squad though. The players that don’t play want to show what they can do.”
With Beyer, Ekdal and potentially Al-Dakhil potentially all out, that could leave the Clarets a little light on centre-backs – although Kompany doesn’t necessarily agree with that assessment.
“I wouldn’t say so,” he said.
“It would definitely help to be a bit more settled, but injuries happen. You don’t always control that.
“As long as the players aren’t missing for massive chunks of the season, that’s always hopeful for us.”
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