Arsenal are closing in on second place in this season’s Injury League after overtaking West Ham in third.
The Gunners have spent most of the season around fourth place [insert your own joke here] while Sunderland have topped the table, often by a distance.
But now, as others get players back, Arsenal are just two points away from second, a spot they can claim next week if West Ham don’t suffer a host of injuries in the next seven days.
Top four current injuries:
Sunderland: (10)
- Duncan Watmore ACL Injury
- Paddy McNair ACL Injury
- Jan Kirchhoff Cartilage Injury
- Lee Cattermole Hip Surgery
- Jordan Pickford ACL Sprain
- Lynden Gooch Ankle Ligament Injury
- Wahbi Khazri Ankle Sprain
- Billy Jones Tight Hamstring
- Victor Anichebe Hamstring Strain
- Steven Pienaar Calf Strain
Hull City: (9)
- Moses Odubajo Patella Fracture
- Alex Bruce Achilles Injury
- Greg Luer Knee Injury
- Michael Dawson Shoulder Injury
- Jake Livermore Illness
- Will Keane ACL Injury
- Brian Lenihan Knee Surgery
- Curtis Davies Hamstring Strain
- Markus Henriksen Dislocated Shoulder
Arsenal: (8)
- Santi Cazorla Achilles Injury
- Per Mertesacker Knee Surgery
- Francis Coquelin Hamstring Strain
- Theo Walcott Calf Strain
- Kieran Gibbs Knee Inflammation
- Mesut Ozil Illness
- Mathieu Debuchy Hamstring Injury
- Hector Bellerin Ankle Injury
(Note: Although Bellerin, Ozil, Gibbs are expected to be available, but still not 100% official)
West Ham United: (5)
- Diafra Sakho Lower Back Injury
- James Collins Hamstring Strain
- Gokhan Tore Knee Surgery
- Arthur Masuaku Knee Injury
- Alvaro Arbeloa Contusion of the Lower Leg