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The Cost of Soft Tissue Injuries in Professional Football

Three seasons of data across the EFL Championship and Premier League. 1,140 injuries. The true commercial cost laid out clearly.

PDF - 9 pages - March 2026 - Prepared by Ben Salisbury, Data Scientist, Axon Perform

What’s Inside

Wage cost per club - Championship and Premier League with scenario ranges

Which months carry the highest injury risk, and why

Year-on-year injury volume and severity trends, 2021/22–2023/24

The 24× performance gap between best and worst-performing clubs

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