Premier League injuries: Liverpool's Robertson sustains shoulder injury

Paul Macdonald

• Updated: 13 Oct 2023 10:52 CDT
• 8 min read

Injuries in the Premier League are a reality that managers - in real life and of the Fantasy Premier League variety - have to factor into their thinking on a weekly basis.

At the beginning of the 2023/24 campaign there's been a worrying trend of serious knee injuries; Aston Villa have lost Tyrone Mings and Emi Buendia for the season.

Chelsea's Christopher Nkunku won't be back until Christmas, while Carney Chukwuemeka has only just returned to training after suffering a similar injury against West Ham. Meanwhile Arsenal's new signing, Jurrien Timber has also been sidelined through an ACL injury.

With the 2023-24 Premier League campaign right around the corner, which English top-flight players are currently injured?

Premier League Injury Table

Arsenal injuries

Aston Villa injuries

Bournemouth injuries

Brentford injuries

Brighton injuries

Burnley injuries

Chelsea injuries

Crystal Palace injuries

Everton injuries

Fulham injuries

Liverpool injuries

Luton Town injuries

Man City injuries

Man Utd injuries

Newcastle United injuries

Nottingham Forest injuries

Sheffield United injuries

Tottenham Hotspur injuries

West Ham injuries

Wolves injuries

Can you win a Premier League medal if injured?

Any player who has made five appearances in a Premier League season is eligible, though clubs are able to make a special case-by-case dispensation case to allow players who have missed the entire season to apply to be given a medal.

What are the worst football injuries?

Generally, any injury to the cruciate ligament of the knee can lead to an extended period on the sidelines.

Twenty years ago, a cruciate knee ligament injury could have been career-ending, but advancement in surgery technology means that players can generally return to action after a prolonged rehabilitation. A return date from a ruptured ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) could now be within eight to 10 months.

Serious ankle injuries remain one of the most recurring injuries, as when a player suffers this, it can impact their movement for the remainder of their careers; notable examples would be Marco van Basten and Jack Wilshere. Depending on the original injury, a player can be back within four months, but more time and care must be given to ease the player back into action.

Broken legs occur less often in the modern game as tackling has been tempered by rule changes, and though players can expect to spend a period on the sidelines, with a clean break and proper surgery, a player can be back in training as soon as four to five months.

Hamstring tears have become an increasingly common problem, and time must be taken to recuperate the player and ease them back into their comeback. But a bad hamstring tear could lead to as long as eight to 10 weeks on the sidelines.

Injury-prone EPL footballers

There are plenty of renowned Premier League players who could have been far more successful if they weren't almost permanently injured.

The aforementioned Wilshere's Arsenal career was effectively ended by a series of persistent ankle problems, while Alan Shearer, though the record EPL goalscorer, missed at least two years due to a series of issues, including groin operations and a serious cruciate issue in 1997.

Elsewhere Arjen Robben was one of the best wingers of the 21st century but spent far too much of his Chelsea career sitting on the sidelines, and the same can be said of Louis Saha, firstly at Fulham and then at Manchester United.

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