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There have been many casualties in north London this season, with Arsenal joining Tottenham’s injury party.
After Martin Odegaard missed two months in the fall with an ankle problem, Ben White underwent knee surgery in November and Bukayo Saka Tore his hamstring before Christmas. Small setbacks for a range of players have hampered Arsenal in between, with the Gunners struggling to match their pre-season expectations.
Plenty have conspired against Mikel Arteta’s side this term, no doubt, and two domestic cup defeats in the space of a few days have angered fans desperate for a return to glory. They have never come so close under Arteta, but 2024/25 has been a campaign of stagnation so far.
This Armory Bosses will be hoping Wednesday’s north London derby ignites a rabid season that isn’t dead yet. However, he will have to do without some key players. Here’s the latest Arsenal injury news ahead of the derby.
Goalkeepers and defenders
Ricardo Calafiori Has endured a string of injury setbacks since joining the club and a muscle problem kept him out of Sunday’s FA Cup defeat. Manchester United.
The emergence of Miles Lewis-Skelley at left-back has eased the Italian’s availability problem, and the teenager could be needed again on Wednesday. Arteta, however, has confirmed that Calafiori’s muscle injury is not serious and he could return for the derby.
There were also a few concerns above Jurin Timber He was sidelined for the weekend with a possible hamstring problem. Forced to play more minutes with the Dutchman Ben White And Takehiro Tomiyasu Long out of action after missing most of his debut season with a torn ACL.
However, the Timberwolves should be good to start against Spurs with Arteta saying the defender was only struggling with cramping on Sunday.
The midfielders
Jorginho He was unable to take a penalty in Sunday’s shootout due to an injury in extra time, but like the Timbers, the Italian will not be out for an extended period of time. He was also struggling with cramps.
However, veteran midfielder Declan Rice and Thomas Partey are unlikely to start on Wednesday, with both available. Rice was suspended for the reverse fixture which meant Jorginho started at the base of midfield.
Youngster Ethan Nwaneri Bukayo Saka was used as a substitute before suffering a muscle injury at Brighton. Kishore won’t be back until late January at the earliest.
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Gabriel Jesus‘The rotten luck in Arsenal colors has continued. Jesus has never been the same since suffering a knee injury at the 2022 World Cup, and now looks set to be out for much of 2025 after tearing his ACL against Man Utd.
Arsenal are also without a superstar winger Bukayo Saka He underwent hamstring surgery at the end of 2024, but Raheem Sterling returned to action at the weekend after recovering from a knee injury.
|
Player |
an injury |
condition |
|---|---|---|
|
Jurin Timber |
Hamstring |
is available |
|
Ricardo Calafiori |
muscle |
Doubt |
|
Ben White |
the knee |
out |
|
Takehiro Tomiyasu |
the knee |
out |
|
Ethan Nwaneri |
muscle |
out |
|
Jorginho |
the calf |
is available |
|
Gabriel Jesus |
the knee |
out |
|
Bukayo Saka |
Hamstring |
out |
