This means the Gunners now have a 10-man injury lists which puts Arsene Wenger’s hopes of winning the 2015/2016 Premier League next to impossible. The total 10-man list includes;
Santi Cazorla (Knee)
Alexis Sanchez (hamstring)
Laurent Koscielny (Hip)
Danny Welbeck (Knee)
Jack Wilshere (Ankle)
Thomas Rosicky (Knee)
Kieran Gibbs (Calf)
Theo Walcott (Calf)
Francis Coquelin (Knee)
Mikel Arteta (Calf)
What is certain here is, Wenger’s injury list puts Arsenal second to newly promoted side Bournemouth (11) in the Premier League injury table according to www.physioroom.com
That notwithstanding, Arsenal is on record to have had more injuries than any other club in the Premier League in the past ten years. The only Arsenal outfield player who has not suffered injury or illness this season is Costa Rican striker Joel Campbell.
The Gunners have suffered eighteen different injuries this season. Arsenal injury stats since January 2015 are as follows;
January – 6 (number of injuries that month)
Kieran Gibbs (ankle)
Calum Chambers (illness)
Mathieu Debuchy (Dislocated shoulder)
Mikel Arteta (ankle)
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (groin)
Alexis Sanchez (hamstring)
February – 5
Aaron Ramsey (hamstring)
Alexis Sanchez (knee)
Hector Bellerin (ankle)
Mathieu Flamini (hamstring)
Jack Wilshere (ankle)
March – 7
Wojciech Szczesny (illness)
Nacho Monreal (back)
Gabriel Paulista (hamstring)
Tomas Rosicky (illness)
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (hamstring)
Mesut Özil (illness)
Danny Welbeck (knee)
April – 5
Wojciech Szczesny (rib)
Laurent Koscielny (groin)
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (groin)
Per Mertesacker (ankle)
Mathieu Debuchy (hamstring)
May – 3
Danny Welbeck (knee)
Aaron Ramsey (ankle)
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (hamstring)
June – 2
Olivier Giroud (calf)
Tomas Rosicky (knee)
July – 1
Mikel Arteta (calf)
August – 5
Jack Wilshere (calf)
Hector Bellerin (hip)
Laurent Koscielny (hamstring)
Per Mertesacker (illness)
Mesut Özil (knee)
September – 4
Francis Coquelin (knee)
Mathieu Flamini (hamstring)
Mikel Arteta (thigh)
Laurent Koscielny (hamstring)
October – 7
David Ospina (shoulder)
Aaron Ramsey (hamstring)
Mikel Arteta (ankle)
Per Mertesacker (illness)
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (hamstring)
Theo Walcott (hamstring)
Hector Bellerin (groin)
November – 7
Laurent Koscielny (hip)
Mikel Arteta (calf)
Francis Coquelin (knee ligament)
Kieran Gibbs (calf)
Laurent Koscielny (hip)
Alexis Sanchez (hamstring)
Santi Cazorla (knee)
By El-Amisty Nobo/Newsghana
