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Fatawu Back In Contention For Preston Bout

Martí Cifuentes confirmed that Abdul Fatawu was rested for Wednesday’s Carabao Cup clash at Huddersfield Town and is likely to play a part against Preston North End this weekend.

2025-08-15T09:00+01:00

by Sam Jones

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15 Aug, 2025

Fatawu Back In Contention For Preston Bout

Martí Cifuentes confirmed that Abdul Fatawu was rested for Wednesday’s Carabao Cup clash at Huddersfield Town and is likely to play a part against Preston North End this weekend.

Sam Jones

2025-08-15T09:00+01:00

Fatawu Back In Contention For Preston Bout

Martí Cifuentes confirmed that Abdul Fatawu was rested for Wednesday’s Carabao Cup clash at Huddersfield Town and is likely to play a part against Preston North End this weekend.

Sam Jones

2025-08-15T09:00+01:00

Fatawu Back In Contention For Preston Bout

Martí Cifuentes confirmed that Abdul Fatawu was rested for Wednesday’s Carabao Cup clash at Huddersfield Town and is likely to play a part against Preston North End this weekend.

Sam Jones

2025-08-15T09:00+01:00

Fatawu Back In Contention For Preston Bout

Martí Cifuentes confirmed that Abdul Fatawu was rested for Wednesday’s Carabao Cup clash at Huddersfield Town and is likely to play a part against Preston North End this weekend.

Sam Jones

2025-08-15T09:00+01:00

Abdul Fatawu missed Leicester City’s Carabao Cup penalty shootout defeat to Huddersfield Town
Manager Martí Cifuentes provided an update on the winger’s current condition this week
The No.7 could come back into the squad that will face Preston North End on Saturday

The winger, who started our Sky Bet Championship opener against Sheffield Wednesday at the weekend, playing 78 minutes of the contest, sat out the trip to west Yorkshire in midweek, as we exited the competition on penalties.

In action against the Owls.

Only returning from an ACL injury during pre-season, City’s Manager explained the 21-year-old’s absence was a precautionary measure in order to monitor his minutes, keen not to overload the Ghanaian international at this early stage of the season and keep him fresh for the fixtures to come.

Speaking about his squad for Saturday’s trip to face the Lilywhites, a 3pm BST kick-off at Deepdale, Cifuentes commented: "It was about managing a little bit, the load. He (Fatawu) played a lot of minutes against Sheffield [Wednesday] and we need to remember he’s been away for eight-and-a-half months.

“So, he’s going to be in a good spot for Saturday."

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