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[BBCSport] There have been 196 injuries in the Premier League season. That's a 15% increase compared with the past four campaigns. Why are so many players getting injured? (www.bbc.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

The average amount of time with the ball in play is up 7.5% YoY (source: https://theathletic.com/4948795/2023/10/11/premier-league-added-time/), which would explain about half of the increase. You could argue a bit more, given the extra time is added at the end, when players are more tired.

World cup, fixture schedule etc I'm sure might also explain it - but looks like the change in how Injury Time is calculated - ironically - will have increased injuries