Carolina Panthers release Friday injury report ahead of Week 5 matchup with 49ers

The Carolina Panthers have a big test facing the San Francisco 49ers defense this week and will be doing so without versatile wideout Laviska Shenault Jr. according to the Week 5 Friday injury report. Shenault is currently recovering from a hamstring injury.

Cornerback Stantley Thomas-Oliver and tight end Stephen Sullivan are also going to be out for the Panthers, with thigh and back injuries, respectively.

Three other Panthers are questionable going into the weekend. Most notably, safety Xavier Woods didn’t practice all week with a hamstring injury but is questionable to go on Sunday. It’d be a big boost for a Panthers defense that will be without Jeremy Chinn for the time being.

Defensive end Marquis Haynes and linebacker Frankie Luvu are both questionable, too. Haynes was a full participant on Thursday and Friday after being limited Wednesday due to a knee issue.

Luvu, who hurt his shoulder, has been more constrained in his ability to practice, going from limited on Wednesday to not practicing Thursday to jumping back to a limited designation on Friday.

Linebacker Shaq Thompson had also been on the injury report throughout the week with a knee injury but isn’t carrying any designation into the weekend after being a full participant the past two practices.

The biggest injury to monitor for the 49ers is the foot/ankle of Arik Armstead, who didn’t practice on Wednesday or Thursday and is a key cog in the middle of the 49ers defensive front. The 49ers defense is fearsome, allowing fewer than 12 points a game so far, and Armstead plays a big role.

Carolina Panthers full Friday injury report for Week 5

Full participant: Marquis Haynes (knee, questionable), Shaq Thompson (knee)

Limited participant: Frankie Luvu (shoulder, questionable)

Did not practice: Laviska Shenault Jr. (hamstring, out), Stantley Thomas-Oliver (thigh, out), Xavier Woods (hamstring, questionable), Stephen Sullivan (back, out)