Arsenal received 13 call-ups for the September international break, and most of their fixtures have now been completed.
Arsenal have a decent number of international call-ups for the September internationals, with 12 members of Mikel Arteta’s squad and one loanee called up, but quite a few internationals have missed out on this occasion.
First, there are all the injuries, with Kieran Tierney (Scotland), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan), and Mikel Merino (Spain) all left out. Gabriel Jesus (Brazil) is also injured, though it’s debatable whether he would’ve been called up if fit.
On top of that, Gabriel Martinelli (Brazil), Raheem Sterling (England), Jorginho (Italy), and Leandro Trossard (Belgium) are all fit, but none of them have been selected. Those decisions are likely down to inconsistent form and/or minutes this season so far.
Finally, Ben White is not in the England squad again. Whatever the reason for his recent absence, it seems it’s set to continue.
That brings us to those players who have been called up, and the list is as follows:
Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka (England), Jurrien Timber (Netherlands), Kai Havertz (Germany), Gabriel Magalhaes (Brazil), William Saliba (France), Jakub Kiwior (Poland), Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine), Thomas Partey (Ghana), Martin Odegaard (Norway), David Raya (Spain), and Riccardo Calafiori (Italy).
From Arsenal’s list of loanees, Karl Hein of Estonia is the only one called up for international duty.
Arsenal’s September international fixtures and results
Times in BST
Thursday, September 5th
- Ghana 0-1 Angola – AFCON Qualifiers – Partey played 90 minutes for Ghana.
- Scotland 2-3 Poland – UEFA Nations League – Kiwior played 45 minutes, coming off at half-time with Poland 2-0 up.
- Serbia 0-0 Spain – UEFA Nations League – Raya played 90 minutes and kept a clean sheet for Spain.
- Estonia 0-1 Slovakia – UEFA Nations League – Hein played 90 minutes for Estonia.
Friday, September 6th
- Kazakhstan 0-0 Norway – UEFA Nations League – Despite talk of a training knock ahead of the game, Odegaard played the full 90 minutes for Norway, creating four chances.
- France 1-3 Italy – UEFA Nations League – Saliba played 90 minutes for France whilst Calafiori came off injured after 71 minutes for Italy. Calafiori then withdrew from the international break.
Saturday, September 7th
- Brazil 1-0 Ecuador – World Cup Qualifiers – Gabriel played 90 minutes for Brazil and put in an impressive defensive performance, with his goalline clearance helping them to a clean sheet.
- Ireland 0-2 England – UEFA Nations League – Rice scored one and assisted one in his 90 minutes against his former national team, choosing not to celebrate his goal. Saka also played 90 minutes and played a part in the second goal.
- Netherlands 5-2 Bosnia and Herzegovina – UEFA Nations League – Timber came on for the final 24 minutes for the Netherlands, playing the final moments alongside his twin brother Quinten.
- Germany 5-0 Hungary – UEFA Nations League – Havertz played 90 mintes and scored a penalty he won himself.
- Ukraine 1-2 Albania – UEFA Nations League – Zinchenko played nine minutes as a substitute for Ukraine, coming on with Albania already in the lead.
Sunday, September 8th
- Croatia 1-0 Poland – UEFA Nations League – Kiwior didn’t feature against Croatia, ending a 27-match run of starts for his country.
- Switzerland 1-4 Spain – UEFA Nations League – Though he didn’t keep a clean sheet, Raya was praised for his performance as Spain won despite playing 70 minutes with 10 men. Raya played the full 90.
- Sweden 3-0 Estonia – UEFA Nations League – Hein played 90 minutes and made eight saves as Sweden ran riot against Estonia.
Monday, September 9th
- Niger 1-1 Ghana – AFCON Qualifiers – Partey played 90 minutes for Ghana.
- France 2-0 Belgium – UEFA Nations League – Saliba played 90 minutes for France and helped them to keep a clean sheet.
- Norway 2-1 Austria – UEFA Nations League – Odegaard came off early with a potentially serious injury after 67 minutes against Austria.
Tuesday, September 10th
- 19:45 – England vs Finland – UEFA Nations League
- 19:45 – Netherlands vs Germany – UEFA Nations League
- 19:45 – Czechia vs Ukraine – UEFA Nations League
Wednesday, September 11th
- 01:30 – Paraguay vs Brazil – World Cup Qualifiers