Robertson's injury is more serious than expected, see how many games he'll miss and when he'll be back

Andy Robertson’s shoulder injury is likely to keep him sidelined until December at the earliest

19/10/2023, 01:09 PM +00:00

Next Saturday 21 October, Everton will visit Liverpool at Anfield Stadium, in the match corresponding to the 9th matchday of the England - Premier League 2023-2024. The visitors are encouraged by the victory obtained in the last matchday and will try to continue in that way, while the local team will try to get three points after the draw they got in the last match.

Liverpool are coming off a 2-2 draw against Brighton and Hove. In the last matches of the current season, they have 3 wins and 1 defeat, with 6 goals scored and 12 conceded. Everton are coming off a 3-0 home win over Bournemouth. They are preceded by an irregular series of results in previous matches played: 1 win, 2 defeats and 1 draw. In addition, they have scored a total of 9 goals and 6 have been converted. So far, Liverpool have a perfect home record in the tournament: 3 wins.

The results of their last five matches played were mixed. The home side won 3 times, while the visitors had 1 win. They finished level on 1 occasion. The last time they played against each other in this tournament was on 13 February, in the England - Premier League 2022-2023 tournament, and Liverpool won 2-0. The hosts are in fourth place with 17 points (5 PG - 2 EP - 1 PP), while the visitors have 7 points and are in sixteenth place in the league (2 PG - 1 EP - 5 PP). The match will be officiated by Craig Pawson.

Robertson will be out for several weeks

According to reports from various sources, following the injury he sustained in Scotland's international break in their match against Spain. Andy Robertson’s shoulder injury is likely to keep him sidelined until December at the earliest, and 10 weeks if surgery is required. With this time on the sidelines, it is expected that Robbo will not play again until next year and that would be in the Premier League matchday 21 game on 13 January 2024 when Liverpool visit Bournemouth. He will miss 17 games, including the entire Europa League group stage.