Man Utd, Sunderland most impacted? How AFCON affects your team

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Which clubs have the most players at AFCON?A total of 32 Premier League players are taking part in the tournament, representing 14 of the 24 competing nations.Got Sky? Image: Six clubs, including Arsenal, do not have any players at AFCON Leaders Arsenal are one of six Premier League clubs not losing any players to the tournament.Which clubs are losing the most important players?Losing players is one thing, losing important players is another.In terms of minutes played by players taking part in AFCON, Sunderland again come out as the worst-hit.Their six players called up to the tournament have played a combined 4,412 minutes in the Premier League this season.

Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented to Datawrapper cookies. Everton and West Ham are next in the rankings, with Ndiaye, Idrissa Gueye, Malick Diouf and Aaron Wan-Bissaka all regular starters who have played more than 1,000 Premier League minutes this season.Which clubs are losing the most attacking threat?While Sunderland will have to cope without crucial defensive players, other clubs will have to manage without vital attackers.Manchester United and Fulham are losing 11 goal involvements respectively with the departures of Mbeumo, Amad, Iwobi and Samuel Chukwueze.

Image: Both Man Utd and Fulham's players at AFCON have 11 goal involvements Everton are next, losing eight, with six of them having come from Ndiaye, while Salah's involvement means Liverpool are losing seven, with the Egypt international having added his latest goal involvement with his assist off the bench in his last appearance before the tournament against Brighton.Which clubs have the toughest fixtures during AFCON?When ranking each club's next six Premier League fixtures, from now until the end of AFCON on January 18, based on league positions of their opponents, Aston Villa, who are not losing any players to the tournament, have the toughest schedule. Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented to Datawrapper cookies.