Injury-ravaged Arsenal and Tottenham face off at the Emirates on Wednesday night, but have the north London rivals suffered more injuries than other teams?
The Gunners have confirmed that Gabriel Jesus suffered a cruciate ligament injury in Sunday's FA Cup defeat to Manchester United and will undergo surgery in the coming days.
The Brazilian joins first-team regulars Bukayo Saka and Ben White on the sidelines, while Takehiro Tomiyasu and Ethan Nwaneri are also ruled out, while Riccardo Calafiori undergoes a late fitness test.
Spurs go into the match with nine players sidelined – including the majority of their first-choice backline – while goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, Destiny Udogie, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Ben Davies are out of action.
We asked Premier Injuries to crunch the numbers on how their injury problems compare to those of other Premier League sides.
As it stands, Brighton is struggling with the most injuries, with twelve players sidelined, followed by Bournemouth, Newcastle and Tottenham. Arsenal have six players in the treatment room.
In terms of the season to date, the North London sides are among the worst affected, with only Brighton and Aston Villa suffering more injuries resulting in a player missing one or more games.
That number may include the same player two or more times if the player has suffered more than one injury or suffered the same injury again after returning to competitive play, or was included in the first-team or U21 matchday squad.
Interestingly, high-flying Nottingham Forest have recorded just eight injuries all season – four fewer than any other team. League leaders Liverpool are also among the least affected teams.
What about the severity of the injuries? That's where the graph below comes into the picture, showing the total days lost to injuries for each Premier League club.
Brighton sit at the top, their 23 separate injuries representing a whopping 914 days lost to injury. Spurs are in second place with 655 days, while Arsenal are in fifth place with 567 days, behind Ipswich and Crystal Palace.
At the other end of the table, West Ham have lost the fewest days, while Newcastle, Manchester United, Nottingham Forest and Fulham have also avoided too many long layoffs.
Injuries from the previous season have been omitted from the data. In United's case, that includes significant injuries to Luke Shaw, Tyrell Malacia and Leny Yoro.
Obviously the numbers do not reflect the importance of the players who are sidelined.
Looking at Arsenal and Tottenham's line-up when they last faced each other exposes the team's affected areas: the Gunners' primary right flank and Spurs' defence.
Have Arsenal and Tottenham suffered more injuries than last season?
The data shows that Tottenham have suffered fewer injuries (-9 percent) and lost fewer days to offside players (-5 percent) this season, compared to the same stage last year.
Conversely, Arsenal have seen a 33 percent increase in injuries, but that has only caused a one percent increase in days lost.
Arsenal and Tottenham injuries this season
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