Schalke captain Benedikt Höwedes will be back in action against Freiburg after missing out through suspension last weekend. - © © DFL DEUTSCHE FUSSBALL LIGA / Lukas Schulze
Schalke captain Benedikt Höwedes will be back in action against Freiburg after missing out through suspension last weekend. - © © DFL DEUTSCHE FUSSBALL LIGA / Lukas Schulze

Possible line-ups: FC Schalke 04 vs. SC Freiburg

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Already boasting a lengthy injury list, Schalke coach Markus Weinzierl will be without Naldo this weekend. The defender is banned after seeing red in Matchday 14's home defeat to Bayer 04 Leverkusen. Fortunately for Weinzierl, club captain Benedikt Höwedes will return after missing that defeat through suspension. His fellow centre-back Matija Nastasic is expected to miss out through injury, but Sead Kolasinac (calf) and striker Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting (illness) should be fit to feature after sitting out training in midweek.

Watch: Highlights of Schalke's 1-0 loss to Leverkusen on Matchday 14:

Freiburg coach Christian Streich has no new injury concerns ahead of the visit to Gelsenkirchen. Amir Abrashi is available, but the current preferred holding midfield pairing is Julian Schuster and Mike Frantz. Further forward, Nils Petersen, who scored the late winner against SV Darmstadt 98 on Matchday 14, could be in contention for a start, as could Maximilian Philipp, who has overcome injury.

Watch: Highlights of Freiburg's 1-0 win against Darmstadt on Matchday 14:

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Schalke possible line-up: Fährmann - Kehrer, Höwedes, Kolasinac - Geis, Bentaleb- Schöpf, Goretzka, Baba - Konoplyanka, Meyer

Absentees: Coke (cruciate ligament), Naldo (suspended), di Santo (stomach), Embolo (broken ankle), Huntelaar (knee injury), Nastasic (muscular)

Coach: Markus Weinzierl

Freiburg possible line-up: Schwolow - Stenzel, Gulde, Söyüncü, Günter - Schuster, Frantz - Haberer, Grifo - Petersen, Niederlechner

Absentees: Kempf (rehabilitation), Niedermeier (back), Hufnagel (calf), Guede (rehabilitation), Höfler (suspended)

Coach: Christian Streich

FC Schalke 04 play host to SC Freiburg at the VELTINS Arena, with the game kicking off at 15:30CET/14:30GMT on 17 December.

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