Injury-ravaged Arsenal and Tottenham meet at the Emirates on Wednesday night – but have the north London rivals suffered more injuries than the other sides?
The gunners confirmed Gabriel Jesus suffered an ACL injury in the defeat to Manchester United in the FA Cup on Sunday and is scheduled to undergo surgery in the coming days.
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The Brazilian becomes a member of the first team Bukayo Saka and Ben White in the margins, doc Takehiro Tomiyasu and Ethan Nwaneri are also excluded – with Riccardo Calafiori taking a late fitness test.
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Spurs go into the match with nine players off the line – including the majority of their first line – with goalkeepers like Guglielmo Vicario, The fate of Udogia, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Ben Davies beyond dispute.
We asked Premier injuries to gauge how their injury problems compare to those of other Premier League teams.
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As it stands, Brighton are treating the most injuries with 12 players out, followed by Bournemouth, Newcastle and Tottenham. Arsenal have six players in the treatment room.
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In terms of the season so far, the north London sides are among the hardest hit with only Brighton and Aston Villa suffer multiple injuries that cause the player to miss one or more games.
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This number may include the same player two or more times if the player has suffered more than one injury or the same injury has recurred after returning to competitive play, or if he is included in the first team or U21 squad in a match.
Interesting, high-flying Nottingham Forest they registered just eight injuries all season – four fewer than any other team. League leaders Liverpool are also among the least affected parties.
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What about the severity of the injuries? That’s where the chart below comes in, showing days lost due to injury for every Premier League club.
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Brighton sit atop, their 23 separate injuries add up to a whopping 914 days lost to injury. Spurs in second place with 655 days, with Arsenal in the fifth for 567 days – behind Ipswich and The Crystal Palace.
At the other end of the table, West Ham they lost the fewest days, while Newcastle, Manchester United, Nottingham Forest and Fulham they also avoided too many long layoffs.
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The data omits injuries that carried over into this season from the previous campaign. In United’s case, that includes significant injuries Luke Shaw, Tyrell Malacia and Leny Yoro.
Of course, the numbers don’t reflect the importance of the sidelined players.
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Do Arsenal and Tottenham have more injuries than last season?
The figures reveal that Tottenham have suffered fewer injuries (-9 per cent) and lost fewer days to non-playing players (-5 per cent) this season, compared to the same stage last year.
In contrast, Arsenal suffered a 33 percent increase in injuries, but this only accounted for one percent in the number of days lost.
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Arsenal and Tottenham injuries this season
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