On Friday 11 January, Martinez said;
“Antolin Alcaraz has fully recovered from a medical point-of-view but now it’s a case of bringing him up to speed after a long time out.
“We need to get him ready to be able to cope with the demands of a full game; he’s played 20 minutes in a game behind closed doors and in ten to fourteen days he’ll get to where he needs to be once again.”
Tuesday Bournemouth a
Saturday Sunderland h
Tuesday Stoke a
Saturday Southampton h
Saturday Chelsea a
Saturday FA Cup
Saturday Reading h
He could be back for Stoke or Southampton.