Danny Welbeck set to miss Arsenal reunion as injury curtails season

By Ben Browning


Published: May 19, 2021 6:27 pm

Last Updated: May 19, 2021 10:40 pm

Former Manchester United and Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck is set to miss Brighton and Hove Albion’s final game of the season away to Arsenal. The 30-year-old striker has missed eight league games for the Seagulls this season due to knee problems, but still sits second in the goal charts for Graham Potter’s side.

Arsenal reunion hopes dashed

Welbeck was a fan favourite at Arsenal, despite limited game time. Signing for the Gunners from Manchester United for £18m in the summer of 2014, the English forward netted 32 times in 126 appearances for the North London club, providing an additional 15 assists.

It was not the volume of goals that Welbeck scored that really endeared him to Arsenal fans, but the importance of the goals that he scored. Notably, the last-minute winner against Leicester City in the 2015/16 season and multiple FA cup tie-winning goals against his old side granted him almost cult-hero status at the Emirates.

2️⃣0️⃣ for Manchester United
0️⃣6️⃣ for Sunderland
1️⃣6️⃣ for Arsenal
0️⃣2️⃣ for Watford
0️⃣6️⃣ for Brighton

Danny Welbeck scored his 50th Premier League goal today 👏 pic.twitter.com/0QMaVhg9cN

— Goal (@goal) May 15, 2021

However, Welbeck limped off with what appeared to be a hamstring injury in Brighton’s 3-2 win over Manchester City on Tuesday evening, and Potter suggests that he is a major doubt for the final game of the season. The Brighton boss, when asked, responded by saying:

“Looks like he will miss Arsenal but we will see how bad it is.” 

Forward issues for the Seagulls

This would leave Brighton short of options at the top of the pitch after Neil Maupay had his suspension increased having been found guilty of abusive language towards referee John Moss after the final whistle in Brighton’s defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Regulation and discipline update on @OfficialBHAFC pic.twitter.com/UAGVCiPXtV

— FA Spokesperson (@FAspokesperson) May 17, 2021

Other options for Graham Potter include Percy Tau, Aaron Connolly and Alexis Mac Allister, however the trio have managed just three Premier League goals between them this season, which makes Welbeck’s injury even more distressing for the Seasiders.

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City FC	37	46	83
2	Manchester United FC	37	28	71
3	Chelsea FC	37	23	67
4	Liverpool FC	37	24	66
5	Leicester City FC	37	20	66
6	West Ham United FC	37	12	62
7	Tottenham Hotspur FC	37	21	59
8	Everton FC	37	4	59
9	Arsenal FC	37	14	58
10	Leeds United	37	6	56
11	Aston Villa FC	37	8	52
12	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	37	-15	45
13	Crystal Palace FC	37	-23	44
14	Southampton FC	37	-18	43
15	Newcastle United FC	37	-18	42
16	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	37	-4	41
17	Burnley FC	37	-21	39
18	Fulham FC	37	-24	28
19	West Bromwich Albion	37	-39	26
20	Sheffield United FC	37	-44	20

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Player	Team	Goals
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	22
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	22
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	17
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	17
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	16
Calvert-Lewin, Dominic	Everton FC	16
Watkins, Ollie	Aston Villa FC	14
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	13
Gundogan, Ilkay	Manchester City FC	13
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	13
Wilson, Callum	Newcastle United FC	12
Ings, Danny	Southampton FC	12
Wood, Chris	Burnley FC	12
Iheanacho, Kelechi	Leicester City FC	12
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	11
Pereira, Matheus	West Bromwich Albion	11
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace FC	11
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City FC	10
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United FC	10
Cavani, Edinson	Manchester United FC	10

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
McGinn, John	Aston Villa FC	0	11
Maguire, Harry	Manchester United FC	0	11
Gallagher, Conor	West Bromwich Albion	0	10
Hojbjerg, Pierre	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	9
Milivojevic, Luka	Crystal Palace FC	1	8
Lundstram, John	Sheffield United FC	1	8
Phillips, Kalvin	Leeds United	0	9
Luiz, Douglas	Aston Villa FC	0	8
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	1	8
Soucek, Tomas	West Ham United FC	1	7
Shaw, Luke	Manchester United FC	0	8
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	7
Bellerin, Hector	Arsenal FC	0	8
Andersen, Joachim	Fulham FC	1	7
Egan, John	Sheffield United FC	1	7
Holgate, Mason	Everton FC	0	8
Hayden, Isaac	Newcastle United FC	0	8
Dallas, Stuart	Leeds United	0	7
McGoldrick, David	Sheffield United FC	0	7
Reid, Bobby	Fulham FC	0	7

Player	Team	Assists
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur FC	13
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United FC	12
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10
Grealish, Jack	Aston Villa FC	10
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City FC	10
Rashford, Marcus	Manchester United FC	9
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City FC	8
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	8
Harrison, Jack	Leeds United	8
Werner, Timo	Chelsea FC	8
Raphinha	Leeds United	8
Gross, Pascal	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	8
Cresswell, Aaron	West Ham United FC	8
Pereira, Matheus	West Bromwich Albion	7
Ward-Prowse, James	Southampton FC	7
Eze, Eberechi	Crystal Palace FC	7
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	7
Robertson, Andrew	Liverpool FC	7
Digne, Lucas	Everton FC	7
Bamford, Patrick	Leeds United	6

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