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title: "Everton: Abdoulaye Doucoure may miss six weeks"
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published: "2022-02-02T18:40:09Z"
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# Everton: Abdoulaye Doucoure may miss six weeks

**An injury expert has said that Abdoulaye Doucoure may now be out for longer than previously expected following the arrival of Frank Lampard.**

### The Lowdown: Four weeks initially

The Goodison Park faithful [confirmed](https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2463364/injury-updates-on-doucoure-and-delph) on Thursday that Doucoure could miss four weeks of action while he tries to recover from his latest injury setback.

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The central midfield player sustained a [groin injury](https://www.evertonfc.com/news/2463364/injury-updates-on-doucoure-and-delph) in their 1-0 loss at home to Aston Villa in the Premier League, and now faces a period on the sidelines.

### The Latest: Six now?

Speaking to [Football Insider](https://www.footballinsider247.com/everton-star-could-be-out-50-longer-than-the-club-are-letting-on-dinnery/), injury expert Ben Dinnery, who runs the [Premier Injuries](https://www.premierinjuries.com/) site and has a background in both medicine and data analysis, has revealed that Doucoure could now be out for up to six weeks instead of four, indicating that he has potentially suffered a ‘grade two’ injury:

*“It is a fairly significant injury.*

*“We initially looked at that borderline grade one, grade two. We are now potentially looking at up to six weeks, so that indicates that it’s a grade two.*

*“It hopefully shouldn’t impact too much on the run-in. He has fairly solid recovery rates.*

*“But there is a swing in feeling and mood following the arrival of Frank Lampard, which could affect the situation around Doucoure somewhat.*

*“If they get off to a good start, Doucoure could find it difficult to force his way back into that squad.*“

### The Verdict: Blow

If the Merseyside club lose Doucoure for an extra two weeks, then that could be a significant blow in terms of their hopes for survival.

There are no two ways about it, they are now in a relegation battle, as they are currently lurking in 16th place and just [four](https://www.premierleague.com/tables) points off of the drop zone.

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The additional games that he could now miss would be [Tottenham Hotspur away and Wolves at home](https://www.evertonfc.com/fixtures), two teams in the top half that the Toffees will need to be full strength to beat.

He may also struggle to recover in time for [Watford away](https://www.evertonfc.com/fixtures) a week after the Wanderers, which could be a crucial match in terms of survival.

Nonetheless, we feel Lampard will want Doucoure to recover as soon as possible so that he can slot him straight back into the side – he is the best ranked Everton midfielder on [Whoscored](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/31/Show/England-Everton).

[***In other news, find out who EFC have held talks over a coaching role here!***](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-fc-news/everton-talks-held-ashley-cole-coach-lampard/)