When Burnley's 9 injured players could be back in action in the Premier League

But an 11-day gap between games, from Everton on Tuesday until the visit of Bournemouth next weekend, the time will hopefully give some of Burnley’s injured players the opportunity to make a big step forward in their returns from injury.

It comes after Scott Parker had to do without as many as nine first-team players on Merseyside last week, where his side went down a dismal 2-0 defeat on the club’s first ever visit to the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

Here we take a look at those nine players in question, what issues they’re carrying and when they might be back:

Zeki Amdouni

The forward hasn’t made a single appearance this season having undergone surgery during the summer on an ACL injury.

The Swiss international is making good progress though and is closing in on a return, even being named in Burnley’s 25-man squad at the end of the January transfer window.

No exact return date has been pencilled in just yet but Scott Parker is hopeful of seeing him feature before the season is up.

Jordan Beyer

It’s now been two years and two months since the defender last made a competitive appearance.

The defender made his long-awaited return from a serious knee injury during a behind-closed-doors friendly before the season got underway, but has since suffered with setbacks and niggling issues, including a hamstring complaint.

The club continue to tread carefully with the German, who wasn’t named in Burnley’s 25-man squad list so can’t feature this season in any case.

Armando Broja

The striker has missed Burnley’s last five games with what has been described as a niggling, but relatively minor issue.

Scott Parker initially attributed his absence at Crystal Palace to footballing reasons, but also conceded Broja has been nursing a problem in the background.

Speaking before the game against Everton, the Clarets boss revealed the 24-year-old is a little ahead of Axel Tuanzebe in his recovery and Burnley’s mini-break without a game will serve him well. But no return date has been confirmed just yet.

Josh Cullen

The club captain suffered a devastating ACL injury during the game against Everton at the end of December and is expected to remain sidelined until the start of next season.

Posting an update on his recovery at the start of February, Cullen said: “Just over a month post operation now and after a couple of very painful weeks it feels good to be moving in the right direction and see signs of progression.

"Thanks for all your messages of support, I appreciate them all!

“I also wanted to acknowledge that it's been a tough period for us as a team over the last few months and I assure you everyone is working harder than ever to turn things around! UTC”

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Marcus Edwards

The winger was a surprise absentee for Burnley’s game against Brentford last weekend after picking up a knock the day before in training.

He remained a fitness doubt for the midweek trip to Everton, but wasn’t able to make it back in time.

Addressing Edwards’ recovery after the defeat on Merseyside, Parker said: “We don't know, really. It's day-to-day.

“It's a back spasm. He took one shot in training last week at the end of the day and he's back spasmed up and he's uncomfortable at the moment, so we'll have to see.”

Zian Flemming

The Dutchman was a big miss for Burnley during their midweek defeat to Everton.

The striker, who has seven goals from just 12 league starts this season, picked up a calf issue during the weekend defeat to Brentford.

While Parker thought Flemming would be able to make it in time to face the Toffees, it unfortunately didn’t pan out that way.

“It was disappointing,” he said. “He had a slight tight calf after the game at the weekend.

“I thought he'd be okay [to face Everton], but yesterday [on Monday] he came in and we needed to scan him and there was just a slight issue on his calf.”

Connor Roberts

The Welshman is another one that has yet to make a single appearance this season having suffered an Achilles injury last summer.

Providing a recent update, Parker revealed the full-back is still some way away from returning, with no timeframe pencilled in just yet.

He did keep his place in Burnley’s 25-man squad list though, so he is eligible to play this season should he be back in time.

Mike Tresor

The winger is one man who could make his return when Burnley get back to it against Bournemouth next week.

The Belgian injured his ankle tracking back during the home game against Newcastle United at the end of December and hasn’t featured since.

He’s made good progress in the last week or two though, returning to training.

“Mike [Tresor] is back now,” Parker confirmed before the Everton game. “Mikey's back in training with us. A little bit modified, but Mikey's back.

“For sure, it'll be a good opportunity there.”

Axel Tuanzebe

The defender hasn’t featured for Burnley since the Sunderland game at the start of February, where he was brought off at half time.

While the substitution at the Stadium of Light was a tactical one, following a poor first 45 minutes, the centre-back is now nursing an Achilles complaint.

Speaking before the Everton game, Parker said the centre-back is behind Armando Broja in his recovery but this break could come at a good time to get him back up to speed.

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