Arsenal suffer more injuries during international break than any other Premier League side

16 Arsenal players featured internationally, but the break once again proved unusually costly compared with the rest of the division. 16 Arsenal players featured for their countries, with Ezri Konsa, Kai Havertz, Christos Tzolis, Martin Odegaard, Piero Hincapie and Max Dowman all affected by injury issues during the window.

That total was higher than any other Premier League side. Liverpool were next with four injuries from 17 players who featured internationally, while Manchester City, Manchester United and Sunderland each suffered three.

Havertz picked up a muscle injury duringGermany's first game of the break, while Tzolis suffered a hamstring problem withGreece. Konsa withdrew from theEnglandcamp as a precaution after their third match, while Dowman sustained what has since been described as a minor contact injury with England Under-19s.

Arsenal also had two other players, in Declan Rice and Marli Salmon, withdraw before the first international match was played. Liverpool's four problems involved Jeremy Jacquet, who suffered a hamstring injury with France, Cody Gakpo, who sustained an ankle problem with the Netherlands, Milos Kerkez, who left the Hungary camp early with an undisclosed issue, and Alexander Isak, who picked up a minor injury with Sweden.

City also had 17 players involved internationally. Rayan Ait-Nouri was on Algeria 's bench for their opening match before withdrawing to recover, Nico O'Reilly suffered a muscle injury with England and Erling Haaland came off with fatigue for Norway.

Sunderland, despite having only 11 players involved internationally, also lost three to hamstring injuries. Habib Diarra was injured with Senegal, Brian Brobbey with the Netherlands and Dan Ballard with Northern Ireland.

Bournemouth, Brentford and Chelsea each had two reported problems, while Aston Villa, Brighton & Hove Albion, Coventry City, Crystal Palace, Everton, Hull City, Leeds United, Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur each recorded one. Fulham, Ipswich Town and Nottingham Forest had no reported injuries among their international players.

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