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
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Arsenal Injury Updates: Martin Odegaard, Eberechi Eze, Jurrien Timber, Mikel Merino
No matter how you try to spin it, Arsenal simply parked the bus yesterday, in the 2-0 EFL Cup Final loss to Manchester City. Manager Mikel Arteta was simply content to just sit far back and bunker down, and not attack at all. Arsenal basically quasi-conceded the League Cup to Manchester City on Sunday, and in doing so, ended their quadruple hopes. Not that a quad was likely … [Read more...] about Arsenal Injury Updates: Martin Odegaard, Eberechi Eze, Jurrien Timber, Mikel Merino
Arsenal Midfielder Mikel Merino Provides Update After Foot Surgery
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 at Brentford FC: Mikel Merino, Bukayo Saka, Max Dowman
As Arsenal continue their Premier League title charge, their team news/fitness situation remains the same. Bukayo Saka, Max Dowman and Mikel Merino all remain out with injury ahead of the next match, a London derby at Brentford. Other than this trio, however, Gunners boss Mikel Arteta has a fully fit squad at his disposal. Merino posted a photo on his Instagram account … [Read more...] about Arsenal Team News at Brentford FC: Mikel Merino, Bukayo Saka, Max Dowman
Arsenal Team News vs Sunderland: Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Mikel Merino
Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard both missed out on Arsenal's 1-0 home win over Chelsea last night in the EFL Cup semifinals. After having lost their last four semifinal ties, Arsenal are now back in a final for the first time in six years. The last one was the 2020 FA Cup, which is the only trophy won by the Gunners during the Mikel Arteta era. However, it is looking like … [Read more...] about Arsenal Team News vs Sunderland: Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Mikel Merino
Arsenal Team News vs Chelsea: Bukayo Saka, Mikel Merino, Max Dowman
Bukayo Saka and Mikel Merino missed out on Arsenal's 4-0 thrashing of Leeds United yesterday. The former is dealing with an unspecified knock, or at least that's what they've said, so he may not be out too long. As for the latter, he's got a bone injury in his foot, so you can place him in the "out indefinitely" category. Then you have Max Dowman, so overall, there are just … [Read more...] about Arsenal Team News vs Chelsea: Bukayo Saka, Mikel Merino, Max Dowman
Arsenal Team News vs Kairat: Declan Rice, Mikel Merino, Kai Havertz
Arsenal came out of yesterday's 3-2 loss at home to Manchester United unscathed from injury, but still hurting. In dropping points, in the manner that they did, the Gunners suffered some bruised egos, to be sure. And it's a result that obviously hurts their Premier League title chances, considerably, as both Manchester City and Aston Villa won their matches and thus, gained … [Read more...] about Arsenal Team News vs Kairat: Declan Rice, Mikel Merino, Kai Havertz
Arsenal Team News at Southampton: William Saliba, Mikel Merino, Jurrien Timber
Championship Sunday is basically a glorified friendly for Arsenal FC, who have already clinched runner-up status for the 2024-25 Premier League season. Therefore, we don't see any reason to risk center back William Saliba in this one. Fellow defender Jurrien Timber is already shut down for the remainder (which is now just one game). And Mikel Merino is suspended, so there you … [Read more...] about Arsenal Team News at Southampton: William Saliba, Mikel Merino, Jurrien Timber
Arsenal Team News vs Newcastle: Declan Rice, Mikel Merino, Leandro Trossard, Kai Havertz
Arsenal have all kinds of injury and disciplinary concerns as they prepare to host Newcastle United on Sunday. This is especially so in the final third, and also in the middle of the park. Declan Rice (missed draw at Liverpool with an unspecified muscle injury) and Leandro Trossard (suspected hamstring injury) are both doubtful for the weekend. Rice trained earlier today, so … [Read more...] about Arsenal Team News vs Newcastle: Declan Rice, Mikel Merino, Leandro Trossard, Kai Havertz
Arsenal Team News vs PSG: Mikel Merino, Ben White, Riccardo Calafiori
It's officially official now- Arsenal FC can go all in on the Champions League. Liverpool thrashed Tottenham Hotspur today, and in the process, clinched the Premier League title. So now the Gunners can go all in on the UCL, and that campaign continues Tuesday night when they host Paris Saint-Germain. Arsenal should, or at least could, get a trio of players- Mikel Merino, Ben … [Read more...] about Arsenal Team News vs PSG: Mikel Merino, Ben White, Riccardo Calafiori