With a few days to go in the November break, let’s look at how Arsenal’s 13 internationals have been getting on so far.
Initially, 11 Arsenal players and two loanees were called up by their countries for the November internationals, but there were a few players whose call-ups were in the balance.
Both Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka ultimately pulled out of England duty, having picked up injuries with Arsenal.
Martin Odegaard was technically never called up, but he travelled to Oslo to be assessed ahead of a potential late inclusion. Norway then decided against it.
On the other side of things, Albert Sambi Lokonga received a late call-up from Belgium, and Gabriel Martinelli was called up late by Brazil, balancing out the two England withdrawals.
Among the others who aren’t involved are Takehiro Tomiyasu (Japan), Kieran Tierney (Scotland), and Riccardo Calafiori (Italy), all left out due to injury.
Thomas Partey has been dropped by Ghana, seemingly because he upset them by pulling out of the October break before his country’s medical team could assess him.
Jorginho has also been excluded by Italy, presumably over his lack of recent minutes.
That leaves the following players involved this week: Jurrien Timber (Netherlands), Kai Havertz (Germany), Gabriel Magalhaes and Gabriel Martinelli (Brazil), William Saliba (France), Jakub Kiwior (Poland), Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine), David Raya and Mikel Merino (Spain), Leandro Trossard and Albert Sambi Lokonga (Belgium), Karl Hein (Estonia), and Nuno Tavares (Portugal).
Arsenal international fixtures and results for November
Thursday, November 14th
- France 0-0 Israel (Nations League) – Saliba wasn’t involved for France.
- Belgium 0-1 Italy (Nations League) – Trossard played 90 minutes, Lokonga wasn’t involved.
- Venezuela 1-1 Brazil (World Cup qualifiers) – Gabriel played 90 minutes and Martinelli played eight as a substitute.
Friday, November 15th
- Portugal 5-1 Poland (Nations League) – Kiwior played 90 minutes, conceded a penalty, and provided an assist. Tavares made his Portugal debut for the opposition as a substitute, playing three minutes and picking up a yellow card.
- Denmark 1-2 Spain (Nations League) – Raya played 90 minutes and Merino played 80 for Spain.
Saturday, November 16th
- Azerbaijan 0-0 Estonia (Nations League) – Hein played 90 minutes and kept a clean sheet for Estonia.
- Georgia 1-1 Ukraine (Nations League) – Zinchenko didn’t feature for Ukraine.
- Netherlands 4-0 Hungary (Nations League) – Timber played 68 minutes for the Netherlands.
- Germany 7-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina (Nations League) – Havertz scored and assisted in his 90 minutes for Germany.
Sunday, November 17th
- Italy 1-3 France (Nations League) – Saliba played 90 minutes for France.
- Israel 1-0 Belgium (Nations League) – Trossard played 37 minutes for Belgium before being substituted with an injury. Lokonga came on as a substitute for the final 23 minutes, his first game for Belgium in over three years.
Monday, November 18th
- 19:45 – Poland vs Scotland (Nations League)
- 19:45 – Spain vs Switzerland (Nations League)
- 19:45 – Croatia vs Portugal (Nations League)
Tuesday, November 19th
- 19:45 – Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Netherlands (Nations League)
- 19:45 – Hungary vs Germany (Nations League)
- 19:45 – Albania vs Ukraine (Nations League)
- 19:45 – Slovakia vs Estonia (Nations League)
Wednesday, November 20th
- 00:45 – Brazil vs Uruguay (World Cup qualifiers)