Is francis eligble to play on saturday?

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is francis able to play on saturday with his mask on?

[no1canary 0]

he wont be back for saturday. bolton is a possibility but i shouldn''t think he''ll be back by then. the game after that is chelsea, which he shouldn''t play coz we''ll lose whether he plays or not. so i recon he''ll start his next game against spurs (H) dec 26.

second round of games is coming up fast!!!

[Web Team - Celia Sutton 0]

Report in today''s EDP - also on this site - Mask task for Francis, says:

Saturday''s game against Fulham will almost certainly come too soon for Francis and no-one at Carrow Road is setting any timetable for his return.