"Litmanen is the most unlucky fellow I've come across in football," said Fulham boss Roy Hodgson.
"He was training on Monday and due to play a practice match the next day when Batista, who I must say is a very fearsome kicker of the ball, managed to smash it into the back of his head from about four yards.
"It was like a missile, knocking him over and putting him out for the week. It's not a long-term thing but it's knocked him for six.
"Jari's been very unfortunate. When I first went to the Finnish FA he was standing next to his sporting director at Malmo who opened a can of coke and the top popped into Jari's eye."