Al Nassr Vs Al Fayha – Expected Lineups, Team News, Injuries, Suspensions, Live Streaming, How To Watch On TV & Latest On Cristiano Ronaldo’s Ban

Al Nassr is back again after a much-needed break. The club has been in regular action for the last one and a half months, competing in three different competitions. Their focus now will mainly be on the Saudi Pro League as they take on Al Fayha tomorrow. In addition, will the team in yellow have the services of their captain Cristiano Ronaldo after an appeal from Al Nassr to SAFA to reconsider his suspension? What is the squad news for tomorrow’s game? And where can you watch the match? All your questions are answered.

Al Nassr will now breathe a slight hope after Al Hilal lost its first game of the season to Al Ain yesterday. Hence, the club will now look to apply the pressure on the table toppers who are ahead by 12 points. Therefore, the clash tomorrow is quite significant for the Knights of Najd.

Al Nassr vs. Al Fayha: All you need to know

Injury news

Al Nassr: Al Nassr has already lost Anderson Talisca for the entire season after catching a thigh injury last month. Their midfielder Sami Al-Najei has also sustained a posterior thigh muscle injury against Damac and could be out in tomorrow’s game. The goalkeeper Waleed Abdullah currently sidelined with a muscle injury is expected to be fit by this month. In a positive piece of news for Al Nassr, Abdulelah Al Amr was seen in training and seems to have recovered. But more importantly, the Australian defender Aziz Behich also seems to be back after missing one and a half months from a calf injury.

Al Fayha: For Al Fayha, there are two injuries to players Malik Al-Abdulmonem and Mohammed Majrashi suffering ACL tear, with no other reports of injuries.

Team News, suspensions, and expected lineups

Al Nassr: Al Nassr will not have the services of Cristiano Ronaldo due to the red card in the Saudi Super Cup and will most likely be replaced by Abdulrahman Ghareeb. Luckily for Al Nassr, reports suggest that the Saudi Arabian Football Association has accepted its plea to reduce the 2-match ban for CR7 to just a single game. On the other hand, despite being seen in the training, it is doubtful whether Aziz Behich would start.

Expected lineup: David Ospina; Ali Lajmi, Al Fatil, Aymeric Laporte; Alex Telles, Marcelo Brozovic, Abdullah Al Khaibari; Abdulrahman Ghareeb; Sultan Al-Ghanam; Otavio; Sadio Mané.

Al Fayha: The team is expected to play the same team as the last game.

Expected lineup: Vladimir Stojkovic; Mohammed Al Baqawi; Sami Al Khaibari; Hussein Al Shuwaish; Ghislain Konan; Abdulrahman Al Safar; Gojko Cimirot; Abdelhamid Sabiri; Fashion Sakala; Henry Onyekuru; Anthony Nwakaeme.

When and where to watch the match

The match between Al Nassr and Al Fayha will kick off at Al-Awwal Park on April 19, 2024, at 1100hrs ET/ 0800hrs PST. Fans around the world can watch the match live on Fox network and live streaming on the Shahid app.