The Premier League Injury API

Questions

How current is the Premier League data?

Data runs through 30 August 2026, which is ahead of today: absences are posted against Premier League fixtures before they are played, so the feed leads the calendar rather than trailing it. Every response carries the same date, so you never have to guess how old a record is — read meta.as_of rather than trusting a figure printed on this page.

Is this an injury report like the NFL publishes?

No, and it is worth being exact about the difference. The NFL publishes a mandated, forward-looking weekly report. Premier League has no equivalent, so what we hold is an absence record: who missed a match that has already been played, and why. A small share is forward-looking doubt. If you need a pre-match designation, that exists for the NFL at /v1/nfl/injuries and does not exist for European football anywhere.

Are suspensions and red cards included?

Yes, and they are labelled rather than hidden. A meaningful minority of absences are not injuries — red and yellow card suspensions, international duty, illness, loan moves. Every record carries the reason as the source states it, so you can filter to injuries alone. We call the dataset absences rather than injuries for exactly that reason.

How do I join it to the rest of the API?

On player_id — the same canonical id used by the stat endpoints, the xG leaderboards and the match endpoints. One id, no cross-source mapping.

Is it on the free tier?

Yes, on the same free tier as the rest of the API: 1,000 requests a day, 2,000 with GitHub connected. No credit card.