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Arsenal Star Kai Havertz Opens Up on Recent Injury Battles

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Kai Havertz has come home. The Arsenal striker/midfielder and Germany international began his senior football career at Bayer Leverkusen, Arsenal's opponent in the UEFA Champions League tomorrow night. After playing with the youth team from 2010 to 2016, Havertz scored 36 goals in 118 appearances over a five year span with the senior side. … [Read more...] about Arsenal Star Kai Havertz Opens Up on Recent Injury Battles

Arsenal Injury Updates: Martin Odegaard, Leandro Trossard, Riccardo Calafiori, William Saliba

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Let's get the bad news out of the way first- Arsenal team captain Martin Odegaard is ruled out of tomorrow night's UEFA Champions League round of 16 clash at Bayer Leverkusen. Odegaard is still recovering from a minor knee injury. Also forward/midfielder Leandro Trossard and defender Riccardo Calafiori are both doubts, after each of them were forced off early in Saturday's FA … [Read more...] about Arsenal Injury Updates: Martin Odegaard, Leandro Trossard, Riccardo Calafiori, William Saliba

Arsenal Team News at Bayer Leverkusen: Martin Odegaard, William Saliba, Ben White

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Arsenal remains alive for the unprecedented quadruple, with their continental campaign set to resume on Wednesday night. League One side Mansfield Town gave them their all, and it was much more than they expected, in their FA Cup clash this past weekend. The Gunners emerged victorious, narrowly avoiding an upset for the ages, but it was a good wakeup call for the next match, … [Read more...] about Arsenal Team News at Bayer Leverkusen: Martin Odegaard, William Saliba, Ben White

Chelsea Team News at Arsenal: Estevao, Wesley Fofana, Dario Essugo, Romeo Lavia

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Chelsea FC are only three points outside the top four, but the team they're chasing, Manchester United, is pretty hot right now. The Blues can't afford to keep dropping points with draws right now. And ahead of their London derby at Arsenal this Sunday, they have a long injury and unavailability list to contend with. Wesley Fofana is suspended here, having received two yellow … [Read more...] about Chelsea Team News at Arsenal: Estevao, Wesley Fofana, Dario Essugo, Romeo Lavia

Arsenal Team News at Wolves: Martin Odegaard, Riccardo Calafiori, Ben White

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For Arsenal, the injury list is really starting to grow. The Gunners whipped Wigan Athletic 4-0 earlier today, in a fourth round FA Cup clash. However, the win came with a couple injury costs. Italian defender Riccardo Calafiori suffered an injury in the pregame warm-ups and was thus replaced in the starting lineup by Bukayo Saka. Meanwhile versatile defender Ben White was … [Read more...] about Arsenal Team News at Wolves: Martin Odegaard, Riccardo Calafiori, Ben White

Arsenal Midfielder Mikel Merino Provides Update After Foot Surgery

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Arsenal midfielder Mikel Merino underwent surgery to repair a stress fracture in his foot. The injury was sustained during Arsenal's 3-2 loss to Manchester United on January 25, and his timeline for return remains to be seen. It is hard to gauge when he might be back in action, but he could be back on the pitch come May. We'll speculate on all that later. For now, Merino is … [Read more...] about Arsenal Midfielder Mikel Merino Provides Update After Foot Surgery

Arsenal Team News, Injury List, Match Preview at Inter Milan

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Arsenal FC are currently top of the table in both the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League, so this is a good time to be a Gooner. With a place in the top eight almost already assured, and likewise for their opponent, Inter Milan, this Tuesday night tie won't be too intense. However, it's also not going to be a dead rubber clash in Milano, by any means. So with that … [Read more...] about Arsenal Team News, Injury List, Match Preview at Inter Milan

Arsenal Injury Updates: Saliba, Trossard, Dowman, Mosquera, Calafiori, Hincapie

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta learned from the best, Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, when it comes to obfuscating the injury news during press conferences. So one should always take what is said with a grain of salt, when it comes to the injury/fitness news is an Arteta presser. The Gunners could have up to six injury absentees for tomorrow's London derby EFL Cup semifinal … [Read more...] about Arsenal Injury Updates: Saliba, Trossard, Dowman, Mosquera, Calafiori, Hincapie

Arsenal Team News at Chelsea: Kai Havertz, Piero Hincapie, Riccardo Calafiori, Cristhian Mosquera

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Up next for Arsenal FC is a short trip across town to take on Chelsea, the club from which they bought striker/attacking midfielder Kai Havertz a couple years ago. This League Cup semifinal clash comes at a very interesting time, as Havertz will forever be an icon in southwest London. Maybe the German forward didn't put up the most eye-popping numbers, during his time in a … [Read more...] about Arsenal Team News at Chelsea: Kai Havertz, Piero Hincapie, Riccardo Calafiori, Cristhian Mosquera