Arsenal have picked up a couple new injuries during this festive period. The EFL Cup quarterfinal extra time win over Crystal Palace came with a price, as forward Gabriel Martinelli had to be subbed off, with an unspecified injury. It is a knock of some sort, and he's a 50/50 proposition for Saturday against Brighton & Hove Albion. Also, defender Piero Hincapie is a … [Read more...] about Arsenal Team News vs Brighton: Gabriel Martinelli, Piero Hincapie
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Mikel Arteta Articulates the Massive Importance of Declan Rice
Arsenal have a lot of star men, and each of them stand out in their own specifically special ways. These are players that just cannot be dropped from any game of significant importance, and midfielder Declan Rice is obviously one of those guys. His impact his felt not just with the Gunners, but also at West Ham United, who have just simply not been the same club since they sold … [Read more...] about Mikel Arteta Articulates the Massive Importance of Declan Rice
Gabriel Jesus Ready for Starting Role, Says Mikel Arteta
Returning fully match fit is always the final step in your injury rehabilitation. Or perhaps you can redefine it as returning to first team status, and then of course going the full 90 minutes, as completing the rehab process. Arsenal striker Gabriel Jesus is getting there. Having missed 11 months of game time, due to a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, … [Read more...] about Gabriel Jesus Ready for Starting Role, Says Mikel Arteta
Arsenal Team News vs Crystal Palace: Kai Havertz, Gabriel Magalhaes, Ben White
Arsenal forward/midfielder Kai Havertz is nearing a return from his knee injury. It isn't going to happen in the League Cup quarterfinal on Tuesday night, but it will happen soon. It is possible that we'll see the German striker/attacking mid play again in 2025; maybe. "I don't want to say [when he will return] because I think in the last part of rehab, we need to be … [Read more...] about Arsenal Team News vs Crystal Palace: Kai Havertz, Gabriel Magalhaes, Ben White
Arsenal at Everton Team News: Ben White, Riccardo Calafiori, Jack Grealish
Everton FC forward Jack Grealish is a 50/50 proposition for Saturday night's league fixture versus Arsenal. Said manager David Moyes this past weekend: "Jack felt his hamstring a little bit as well, so we just need to be careful." So Grealish is in the "late fitness test" category, and we'll just see what happens with the first 100 million GBP player in English history. And … [Read more...] about Arsenal at Everton Team News: Ben White, Riccardo Calafiori, Jack Grealish
Arsenal Team News vs Wolves: Jurrien Timber, Riccardo Calafiori, Max Dowman
Arsenal defender Jurrien Timber missed Wednesday night's 3-0 UEFA Champions League win at Club Brugge with an unspecified/undisclosed injury. His position group mate, Riccardo Calafiori, who is currently suspended domestically, but eligible for UEFA competition, has also been battling an injury issue of some sort. "They both had issues from the weekend - two really bad … [Read more...] about Arsenal Team News vs Wolves: Jurrien Timber, Riccardo Calafiori, Max Dowman
Arsenal Team News at Club Brugge: Leandro Trossard, William Saliba, Cristhian Mosquera
Arsenal have several selection issues ahead of their UEFA Champions League clash at Club Brugge on Wednesday night. On Saturday, Gunners boss Mikel Arteta provided injury/fitness updates on forward Leandro Trossard (calf/shin/heel) and Cristhian Mosquera (ankle), with the latter now ruled out until well into 2026. "He's going to be out for weeks," Arteta said of Mosquera. … [Read more...] about Arsenal Team News at Club Brugge: Leandro Trossard, William Saliba, Cristhian Mosquera
Arsenal Team News vs Brentford: William Saliba, Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Magalhaes
Arsenal got some great news, injury/fitness wise, in the London derby score draw on Sunday. Both Viktor Gyokeres and Martin Odegaard returned to action in the 1-1 stalemate with Chelsea this past weekend. On the flip side, French central defender William Saliba missed out on Sunday, due to muscular discomfort in the final training session ahead of the short trip to Stamford … [Read more...] about Arsenal Team News vs Brentford: William Saliba, Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Magalhaes
Tottenham Team News at Arsenal: Pape Matar Sarr, Mo Kudus, Cristian Romero
Ahead of the North London Derby, the Tottenham Hotspur injury list is quite long and extensive (16 players who are either ruled out, or doubtful), so let's dive straight into it, starting with the newest name- Pape Matar Sarr. "We left him in London," said Senegal manager Pape Thiaw. He took a knock. So we felt it would be difficult for him to recover in just two days." … [Read more...] about Tottenham Team News at Arsenal: Pape Matar Sarr, Mo Kudus, Cristian Romero
Arsenal Team News vs Tottenham: Gabriel Magalhaes, Riccardo Calafiori, Kai Havertz, Martin Odegaard
The international break was not kind to Arsenal, who now have two new injury concerns, one major, one minor in Gabriel Magalhaes and Riccardo Calafiori. Let's start with Gabriel, who pulled a muscle in his thigh while featuring for Brazil, in their friendly against Senegal. We don't know the full severity of the issue right now, but ESPN Brazil reports that the central defender … [Read more...] about Arsenal Team News vs Tottenham: Gabriel Magalhaes, Riccardo Calafiori, Kai Havertz, Martin Odegaard