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Arsenal Team News vs Sporting CP: Odegaard, Saka, Calafiori, Timber

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It was a very rough weekend for Arsenal, who suffered a hugely disappointing loss to AFC Bournemouth on Saturday. Couple that with Manchester City's thrashing of Chelsea on Sunday, and now, the Premier League title race is once again tightening up. It also doesn't help that their team captain, Martin Odegaard, tweaked his knee again last week, in the victorious first leg of the … [Read more...] about Arsenal Team News vs Sporting CP: Odegaard, Saka, Calafiori, Timber

Arsenal Early Team News at Southampton: Saliba, Trossard, Gabriel, Eze, Odegaard

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It was a brutal international break for Arsenal, as they saw nine, yes nine players withdraw from their national teams due to injury and/or fitness precaution. Here in part two of Arsenal Team News, we cover the likes of William Saliba, Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Magalhaes, Eberechi Eze and Martin Odegaard. Just in case you missed part one, it covered Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, … [Read more...] about Arsenal Early Team News at Southampton: Saliba, Trossard, Gabriel, Eze, Odegaard

Arsenal vs Man City Team News: Martin Odegaard, Jurrien Timber, Eberechi Eze, Marc Guehi

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The EFL Cup Final is here, and it's a match-up of the same two sides who are still in the Premier League title race- Arsenal and Manchester City. The Gunners actually remain alive for an unprecedented quadruple, having advanced to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League this week. Man City meanwhile are can "only" win a treble, having been bounced by Real Madrid in the … [Read more...] about Arsenal vs Man City Team News: Martin Odegaard, Jurrien Timber, Eberechi Eze, Marc Guehi

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