Getty Declan Rice of Arsenal FC is amongst the growing list of injured stars in the top clubs of the Premier League as domestic club football returns this weekend. (Photo by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images)
The international break is over after tonight’s matches, and the Premier League returns this weekend with a genuinely unusual number of big clubs nursing fresh injuries. Part of the explanation is structural: this particular September-October window was extended to 16 days, letting national teams play up to four matches instead of the usual two, and that extra workload is now showing up
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