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Premier League clubs have been warned to prepare for another season of injury chaos with the World Cup set to put players at even greater risk.
Experts believe the jam-packed campaign, with a shortened pre-season and a World Cup in Qatar, will create ‘a perfect storm’ for players to suffer increased injuries.
Research by Premier Injuries showed many of England’s outfield players who featured at Euro 2020 suffered a substantial drop in Premier League minutes last season due to either rotation or injury, adding to concerns for the welfare of Gareth Southgate’s squad.
Research found those players involved for England at Euro 2020 saw their minutes reduce
Stars missed more than 2,700 Premier League games between them last season as 677 injuries and absences left players on the sidelines for more than 53 years combined — a rise of almost six per cent from the previous season.
The impact on those players has continued through England’s current fixtures, cramming four games into 16 days, as Kalvin Phillips and James Justin have both suffered injuries.
To accommodate the World Cup from November 21 to December 18, the Premier League kicks off a week early on August 6 and then resumes on Boxing Day, eight days after the final.
Kalvin Phillips was one of those who felt the impact of a packed summer in the season that followed
Some clubs have asked players to report for pre-season training as early as June 27, just 13 days after England’s international against Hungary.
‘The research will tell you we are at risk of creating the perfect storm,’ Ben Dinnery, injury analyst at Premier
