Arsenal are having absolutely rotten luck with injuries, though their defending continues to be so bad, even with their "best" defenders, that they are usually the architects of their own downfall. You can't be leaking two goals to Brighton & Hove Albion and still think you are Champions League material - CL clubs will tear you to shreds. Great goal from Pepe though.
Surprised Maupay wasn't booked for his challenge on Leno, to be sure. Charging into someone who is already airborne is dangerous. They don't tolerate that in rugby, so you'd think that would have been at least a yellow. The fact that he scored the winner really rubs salt into the wound. It's going to be a rough run-in for Arsenal.
Agreed, re the rotten luck with injures.
However, usually, that sort of cluster of injuries comes at the end of a long season, when players are tired, and have played too many games over a prolonged period of time.
With the three month break (yes, they were training), I am surprised that they appear to be so vulnerable.
Re the injury to Leno, as you have pointed out, charging into someone who is airborne - when you have no chance whatsoever of winning the ball - is dangerous, and will lead either to nothing, - as you can't win the ball from a goalkeeper who has already gathered - or an injury.
Certainly, it should give rise to a yellow card at the very least.
Arsenal are nowhere near Champion's League material at the moment, and won't be, until they sort out that defence.
However, Leno is an excellent goalkeeper - who has been ill served by his defence since he joined the club, - and a grave injury would be a personal tragedy and a serious loss to Arsenal.
