Injury records of the top clubs in the Premier League

1) Arsenal – 1018 injuries

Aaron Ramsey Theo Walcott — It certainly was a bit of a surprise seeing Theo Walcott’s name top the list

This is one list that no Arsenal fan would have wanted to see their team top. The London club have not won the Premier League in over a decade but many of their players have spent too much time on the treatment table.

While everyone knows the history of Abou Diaby and his incredible injury record, the player who has actually been the most injury prone is Theo Walcott. The English attacker has not been able to cement his place in the Arsenal starting XI over the years and certainly has not been able to avoid the doctor’s room.

Walcott has picked up 46 injuries since 2002 and Diaby had 42 before he left the club to join Marseille in 2015. The next player on the list is Thomas Rosicky with 41 injuries since 2002.

At least Arsene Wenger can’t use the excuse that his best players are always injured, now.

Top 10 injured players since 2002	Number of injuries
Theo Walcott	46
Abou Diaby	42
Tomas Rosicky	41
Kieran Gibbs	32
Fredrik Ljungberg	29
Laurent Koscielny	29
Robin van Persie	27
Jack Wilshere	26
Thomas Vermaelen	24
Aaron Ramsey	23

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