via Yahoo!UK/Eurosport:
A few thoughts as Wigan travel to Pompey so are perhaps more fantasy-relevant than usual...Wigan defender Maynor Figueroa is facing several weeks on the sidelines after damaging knee ligaments during the 3-1 win at Burnley on Saturday.
Figueroa had to leave the field after only 28 minutes at Turf Moor having sustained the injury, while team-mate Paul Scharner required 10 stitches stitches in a facial wound he picked up creating the Latics' third goal for Emmerson Boyce.
The damage to Scharner is only superficial, but Figueroa's condition is more concerning for manager Roberto Martinez, who told the Wigan Evening Post: "Maynor has a grade two medial ligament problem in his left knee. We will assess it further to see how bad he is, but it doesn't look too good."
He added: "Normally with this sort of injury, you are talking about weeks rather than months - but the signs are not nice.
If as happened on Saturday, N'Zogbia drops back into defence then his value will be reduced. The winner there would be Gomez who came on in the more attacking role. However, the other option is that we might see Erik Edman (6.04) get a run at left back.
UPDATE: N'Zog set for defensive role as Edman is concussed. He'll be back in a month; Figueroa in three to four. So, could it be "Go time" for Gomez?
The silence is deafening. Not sure why. The prospect of Jordi Gomez back in the starting 11 offers some help to the simpletons such as myself who decided to drop bily last week. Favorable matchup and pretty much a lock to return his price imo (if he plays).
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