Premier League Title Race 2026: How Injuries Hit Arsenal, City, Liverpool

Three contenders, three medical rooms, one crucial weekend Arsenal are without William Saliba, Manchester City are missing Jérémy Doku, and Liverpool have four players in long rehab. When the league returns on 10 October, Arsenal host Leeds and Liverpool welcome City to Anfield.

Injuries will shape the early table, and prices for the title will move with every team sheet. This guide explains how injuries turn into points in the Premier League title race, stage by stage, and what that means for the English Premier League table and the Premier League outright odds.

For context on how Andoni Iraola wants Liverpool to play, the preview of Liverpool vs Nottingham Forest key matchups is worth a read: written before his first home game, it breaks down his high-pressing plan and how Forest set out to stop it, which helps explain why a thin squad makes that style hard to sustain.