Arsenal striker Bukayo Saka of the English Premier League (EPL) suffered an ankle injury and is in danger of having his record of 86 consecutive league appearances halted.
According to the BBC on the 27th (Korean time), Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said, "It is possible" when asked whether Saka would miss the upcoming league match.
Saka was replaced due to an ankle injury just before the end of the 2023-2024 EPL 6th round match against Tottenham held at the Emirates Stadium in London, England on the 24th.
“After the game, Saka was limping badly. We had to take 강남달토 him off the field,” said Arteta. “He couldn’t participate in training. That’s never a good sign.”
The absence of Saka, who has 4 goals and 4 assists in 8 official games, including 3 goals and 2 assists in 6 league games this season, is expected to have a significant impact on Arsenal's scoring ability.
Arsenal is scheduled to play away games against Brentford in the 3rd round of the League Cup on the 28th and in the 7th round of the EPL against Bournemouth on the 30th. It appears that this will put a damper on not only the team's performance but also Saka's challenge for the record.
If Saka does not play against Bournemouth, his record of 86 consecutive EPL appearances since May 9, 2021 will come to an website end. This record is the most consecutive appearances of any Arsenal player.
The record for the most consecutive EPL appearances is 164 games by Frank Lampard (retired, Chelsea).