The rate of hamstring injuries in the Premier League is set to decrease this season compared to the 2023/24 campaign, although data shows players are being ruled out for longer.
Marcus Rashford’s injury is the 124th of its kind this season.
With an average of four hamstring injuries recorded every game week – and with four weekends of the season left – this total could rise to 140.
This trails last season’s total of 163.
Ben Dinnery, injury analyst and founder of Premier Injuries Ltd, believes the data shows an overall ‘static’ trend of muscle injuries – specifically hamstrings – in recent years, although the severity of hamstring injuries appears to be getting worse, with players being kept out for longer.
In 2023-24, more than half (52%) of hamstring-related injuries kept players sidelined long term, for more than 30 days.
In the 2022-23 and 2020-21 seasons, these figures were 46% and 30%, respectively.
As of 1 January 2025, data showed that 52% of hamstring injuries in the Premier League were ‘long term’ – the same percentage as the 2023-24 season – but with five months of the season left to play.
Arsenal duo Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz, and Chelsea striker Nicholas Jackson are three high-profile players who have experienced ‘long-term’ hamstring injuries this season.
