Arsenal have not endured as many afternoons as they did at St James’ Park on Saturday. The Gunners were abject in theirs Defeat by 1-0 against Newcastle.
There had been some talk surrounding an alleged “injury crisis” at the red north London side, but Gabriel’s return to the heart of defense and the presence of Ben White on the bench quashed those claims.
The absence of fitness issues on Tyneside was one of them Few positives for Mikel Artetaalthough there was a brief sequence of Bukayo Saka limping after Lewis Hall stepped on his Achilles. The winger finished the contest without too much fuss and should have registered another Premier League assist when his whipped delivery found the head of Declan Rice.
With Arsenal’s schedule unforgiving and a trip to San Siro on the horizon, here are the latest Gunners injury updates
Arteta has relied on the physicality of his team in the absence of his most skilled artist, resulting in rather monotonous performances and undesired results. Arsenal have certainly lost their captain, who has been sidelined since the international break in September with an ankle injury.
However, fans won’t have to wait much longer until they see their Nordic creator work his magic once again.
Arteta confirmed last week that Odegaard had already spent time on the grass, but still had a few frames left to score before he could return. Reports suggested there was an outside chance he would be included in Saturday’s matchday squad, along with Wednesday’s. Champions League clash with Inter, the captain’s most likely return date after six weeks out.
Arsenal were always going to take a cautious approach to Calafiori’s knee injury given the player’s history. The Italian defender suffered a devastating knee ligament tear at the age of 16 that threatened his career.
Calafiori suffered a much less serious MCL injury during the Gunners’ 1-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk last month, with Arteta confirming last week that he expects the summer arrival to be out until after the international break of November
It has been a very frustrating start to the 2024/25 season for Tomiyasu, who has made just one appearance for the Gunners after suffering another injury setback last month.
The Japan international is highly rated by the Japan manager and was an ever-present in the team last season, but the arrival of Calafiori and Jurrien Timber’s return to fitness have seen the versatile operator fall by the wayside of the pecking order of the side of the club.
Tomiyasu has not had a chance to impress his manager this season due to a recurring knee problem that will keep him out for a few more weeks. We certainly won’t see it before the November holidays.
arsenal He would have explored the permanent sale of Kieran Tierney in the summer had he not picked up a knee injury at Euro 2024 with Scotland.
The dynamic winger has not featured for the Gunners since the 2023 Community Shield and there is certainly a chance he may not feature for Arteta’s side again.
Tierney remains sidelined with the injury he picked up in the summer, but the boss has suggested the Scot is closing in on a potential comeback. Arteta said last week that Tierney has yet to train but could do so in the coming weeks.
