Sentences with phrase «big injury absence»
Brighton's only big injury absence is former Chelsea man Steve Sidwell, who is expected to be sidelined for this one.
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Just as I have written in the past, he reckons that the Gunners and Wenger have had terrible luck on the injury front and he clearly thinks that any club would struggle in the absence of big players like Santi Cazorla, Alexis Sanchez, Jack Wilshere and Danny Welbeck.
Due to injuries, Defour only played 13 league games last season (12 starts) and his absence played a big part in the failure of Standard's campaign.
The big story coming into this match was the absence of Giorgio Chiellini, who sustained a calf injury in training this week.
And his absence from injury was a big reason some thought they underperformed this year.
The Rooney in jury should be a bigger help to one Arsenal man at least, the on loan midfield star Jack Wilshere who may well be in line for a return to the England first team in Rooney's absence and that is just what the injury hit star could do with as he travels down the road to full recovery and attempts to save his Arsenal career.
The big news is that Wojciech Szczesny returned to training today after a hip injury and could return in goal, though the impressive performances of Damien Martinez in his absence could mean the Polish stopper has to sit on the bench for this one.
However, an injury to Sergio Aguero is a big setback and it will be interesting to see how City cope during his absence.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is already without Olivier Giroud and Mathieu Debuchy due to long - term injuries, while the absence of central defender Laurent Koscielny with tendinitis has also been a big blow for the team.