Gregersen's foot held together
Stian Gregersen went off in pain against Halmstads BK after his foot rolled under him. The scan news is good. "Det är tack och lov ingenting som har gått av," Gaute Helstrup said (1).
No rupture. He missed Friday's training with a twisted foot, but Helstrup will not rule him out against Hammarby on Sunday at 14:00. "Det är möjligt," he said (2) (3).
Malmö FF will assess him day by day. Theodor Lundbergh is suspended, while Anton Höög is back (3).
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3–0 at Halmstad, and the away form is the good news
Halmstads BK 0–3 Malmö FF on Wednesday. Sead Haksabanovic scored and the home crowd booed him, which HP's own expert wants stopped at Örjans vall (9) (10).
You are seventh on 40 points from 26 games, goal difference +7. The last five: L W L D W. The two wins both came away from home, and the home defeats to Häcken and Västerås hurt more than the table shows (9).
Hammarby at home, then Göteborg away
Hammarby at home on Sunday at 14:00. Then IFK Göteborg away on November 8 at 14:00.
A fit Gregersen changes that back line. Hear about the XI the day before, because that is how this staff works.
Christiansen is staying
Anders Christiansen, 36, is in talks over an extension with his contract up in January. Only details remain (5) (11).
"Bägge parterna vill fortsätta samarbeta, så får vi se hur det blir med det," the captain said (5). He has had injuries in recent seasons and still says he feels valued in the squad (11).
No tactics talk on matchday, and the XI lands the day before
Anders Christiansen has described how Helstrup runs it. No tactical briefing on matchday, and the starting XI is announced the day before the game (7) (8).
The Olympic loan line is under review
Joakim Persson was the only Malmö FF player who was a regular starter at BK Olympic this season. Daniel Andersson is weighing whether the partnership continues (4) (6).
"Vi utvärderar och ser om det är något vi ska köra vidare med," he said (4). Melker Widell, Samuel Kotto, Samuel Burakovsky, Hugo Bolin and Fred Jähnke are the names in that pipeline (6).
