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How each Premier League club has been affected by injuries so far as Man City and Arsenal bemoan availability problems... with FIVE sides worse off than the title rivals.
Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta have frequently bemoaned injury problems this season, but title rivals Manchester City and Arsenal are actually better off than five Premier League clubs so far, new data has revealed.
City, who are bidding for an unprecedented fifth successive Premier League title, have slipped five points behind league leaders Liverpool after a comparably slow start, with Arsenal nine off the summit.
The Premier League champions have been without Ballon d'Or winner Rodri, who is out for the season with a knee injury, while Martin Odegaard has been absent for Arsenal for approximately two months due to an ankle issue.
Claiming City's current injury crisis is the worst he has faced during his managerial career, Guardiola claimed his team were 'in trouble' in October.
Meanwhile, Arteta bemoaned Arsenal's injury 'nightmare' following the Gunners' hard-fought 1-1 draw with Chelsea earlier this month.
And yet, while the two sides have undoubtedly been affected by injury woes, data shows City and Arsenal both sit outside the top five when it comes to teams affected by availability issues.
Tottenham - 13
Brighton - 12
Ipswich - 12
Aston Villa - 11
Crystal Palace - 11
Arsenal - 10
Man City - 10
Everton - 8
Leicester - 8
Liverpool - 7
Man United - 7
Newcastle - 7
Bournemouth - 6
Southampton - 6
Wolves - 6
Brentford - 5
Chelsea - 5
Fulham - 4
Nottingham Forest - 4
West Ham - 2
Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta have frequently bemoaned injury problems this season, but title rivals Manchester City and Arsenal are actually better off than five Premier League clubs so far, new data has revealed.
City, who are bidding for an unprecedented fifth successive Premier League title, have slipped five points behind league leaders Liverpool after a comparably slow start, with Arsenal nine off the summit.
The Premier League champions have been without Ballon d'Or winner Rodri, who is out for the season with a knee injury, while Martin Odegaard has been absent for Arsenal for approximately two months due to an ankle issue.
Claiming City's current injury crisis is the worst he has faced during his managerial career, Guardiola claimed his team were 'in trouble' in October.
Meanwhile, Arteta bemoaned Arsenal's injury 'nightmare' following the Gunners' hard-fought 1-1 draw with Chelsea earlier this month.
And yet, while the two sides have undoubtedly been affected by injury woes, data shows City and Arsenal both sit outside the top five when it comes to teams affected by availability issues.
Tottenham - 13
Brighton - 12
Ipswich - 12
Aston Villa - 11
Crystal Palace - 11
Arsenal - 10
Man City - 10
Everton - 8
Leicester - 8
Liverpool - 7
Man United - 7
Newcastle - 7
Bournemouth - 6
Southampton - 6
Wolves - 6
Brentford - 5
Chelsea - 5
Fulham - 4
Nottingham Forest - 4
West Ham - 2
