Current Arsenal injury list
Arsenal injuries overview
- Bukayo Saka (Thigh, injury status unknown)
- Martin Odegaard (Ankle sprain, return date unknown)
- Riccardo Calafiori (Calf/ankle injury, return date unknown)
- Oleksandr Zinchenko (Calf injury, return date unknown)
- Mikel Merino (Fractured shoulder, in recovery, expected return mid-October 2024)
- Takehiro Tomiyasu (Knee injury, in recovery, return date unknown)
- Kieran Tierney (Hamstring injury, in individual training, expected return end of September/early October 2024)
Arsenal injuries more information
Bukayo Saka
- Injury: Thigh
- Status: Unclear
- Out since: Picked up injury during 1-0 win over Tottenham.
- Expected to return: Unclear
Bukayo Saka was replaced after 86 minutes in the game against Tottenham after going down with what appeared to be a thigh injury. After the game, Mikel Arteta was asked about the winger and what the problem was. “I don’t know,” Arteta said. “I made two changes with the front players and suddenly he’s down. I don’t know exactly what it is but he could not continue.”
Oleksandr Zinchenko
- Injury: Calf
- Status: unclear
- Out since: Picked up injury during international break
- Expected to return: Unclear
Oleksandr Zinchenko was not included in Arsenal’s squad to face Tottenham with his calf causing him a problem. That is all the information available at present.
Martin Odegaard
- Injury: Ankle sprain
- Status: Doubt
- Out since: Picked up injury playing for Norway v Austria 9 September 2024
- Expected to return: Unclear
Arsenal captain Martin Ødegaard is expected to miss at least three weeks after sustaining an ankle injury during Norway’s Nations League match against Austria. Norway’s national team doctor, Ola Sand, confirmed that Ødegaard will miss several key Arsenal fixtures, including the north London derby against Tottenham Hotspur and their Champions League opener. His availability for Arsenal’s match against Manchester City on 22 September is also in doubt.
Ahead of the NLD, however, Mikel Arteta was coy.
“We need some more tests so let’s see what happens in the next day or so,” he said. “Let’s see what happens, what the extent of the injury is and how quickly we can get him back. He’s super positive about everything. We know Martin – he wants to be there every single day but we have to wait and see.
“He’s willing, there’s no question about that. He wants to be present every game and obviously in a big game like this one, but we need to make sure that we know first of all how good he can be or not.
“Players with 48 hours to go are always available, but let’s see what happens.”
Odegaard was not included in the squad for the game against Tottenham.
Riccardo Calafiori
- Injury: Calf/ankle
- Status: Doubt
- Out since: Picked up injury playing for Italy v France 6 September 2024
- Expected to return: Unclear
Arsenal’s new signing, Riccardo Calafiori, was sent back to London after initially being deemed fit to continue with Italy’s squad for their UEFA Nations League fixtures. The 22-year-old defender suffered a calf injury following a collision with French winger Ousmane Dembele during Italy’s 3-1 win over France. Although early reports suggested the injury was minor, with Italy manager Luciano Spalletti expressing optimism, further assessments revealed the injury is worse than initially feared.
Ahead of the game against Tottenham, Mikel Arteta said, “It’s another one that we have to wait another day or so.”
He did not make the squad for the Tottenham game.
Mikel Merino
- Injury: Fractured shoulder
- Status: In recovery
- Out since: 30 August 2024
- Expected to return: 11 October 2024 (six weeks minimum)
Mikel Merino, may be sidelined for at least six weeks due to a shoulder fracture. Merino, who joined from Real Sociedad, sustained the injury in training before making his debut. Mikel Arteta initially confirmed the midfielder’s absence for “a few weeks,” but the injury could be more severe, with The Athletic reporting it could extend to six weeks. This would see Merino miss key matches against Brighton, Spurs, Manchester City, and others, along with Champions League and League Cup fixtures.
Ahead of Arsenal’s game against Tottenham, Arteta said, “It’s better, it’s a slow process because it’s a bone and it takes a while to heal. He is progressing well and is already doing some stuff. He is working extremely hard and we’re using this time to make sure that he understands a lot of things that he has a lot of questions about, and when he’s back he’s ready to go and impact the team.”
Asked if the midfielder would be back after teh next international break, Arteta said, “We don’t know honestly. It’s very difficult to understand the healing of the bone. I think at the moment he doesn’t have a lot of symptoms so you can speed it up very quickly because he hasn’t lost anything else but we have to wait and see.”
Takehiro Tomiysau
- Injury: Knee
- Status: In recovery
- Out since: Pre-season 24/25
- Expected to return: Unknown
“Yeah, I think it will take weeks on that one unfortunately,” Arteta admitted almost a month ago. “He’s going to have to be patient and work through it because I think it’s going to take a few weeks.”
Kieran Tierney
- Injury: Hamstring
- Status: In individual training
- Out since: June 19 2024
- Expected to return: End of September/early October 2024
Kieran Tierney has resumed individual training following a hamstring injury sustained during Euro 2024. Tierney shared images on Instagram confirming his progress, as he runs on the pitch at London Colney. Though not yet involved in full team sessions, the Scotland international is edging closer to a return. Mikel Arteta previously stated Tierney would be out for “a few weeks,” and his comeback may coincide with Arsenal’s League Cup match against Bolton on September 25th.