Arsenal Injury News Archives: 02/2020

Mikel Arteta thinks Pablo Mari, Rob Holding, Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Reiss Nelson are all in contention to feature against Portsmouth, after playing for the u23s on Friday.

Sead Kolasinac has a ‘significant’ strain to his right shoulder joint, but it won’t require surgery and he could return sooner than we first expected.

Sead Kolasinac picked up a significant shoulder injury against Everton at the weekend, according to the latest Arsenal team news update.

Mikel Arteta isn’t too positive about the injury to Sead Kolasinac, after the left-back’s early substitution against Everton on Sunday.

Daniel Ballard is close to a comeback after serious injury cut his loan spell with Swindon Town short, rejoining full training with the first team.

Mesut Özil and Lucas Torreira are available again, after missing the Olympiacos clash, plus there’s news on Hector Bellerin’s situation.

Arsenal travel to Greece for their game against Olympiacos on Thursday, and Pablo Mari is among those available for selection.

Mikel Arteta believes the serious injury he picked up while playing for Everton against Newcastle was one of the biggest challenges he faced in his career while he also admits seriously considering taking the Newcastle job before Steve Bruce was appointed.

Tyreece John-Jules is on the sidelines for the second time in his brief spell with Lincoln City so far, this time with a toe injury.

The latest team news and injury update from Arsenal is a mix of good news and bad news, with some players returning and a few more still out.

Arsenal play Liverpool away on Thursday night in Matchday 16, a day later than all other games and with City and Chelsea both winning, the Gunners must win tonight.

Dani Ceballos believes his recent injury, the worst of his career so far, came from playing too many matches under Unai Emery.

Mikel Arteta is a little more optimistic about the chances of Pablo Mari facing Newcastle than Cedric Soares, but he’s urging patience with the new signings.

Shad Forsythe believes there are advantages to having a shoulder injury versus a lower-limb injury, and Kieran Tierney can take advantage to return in very good condition.

Cedric Soares is back in light training after his injury, a knee ligament problem he picked up in his final weeks with Southampton.

Mikel Arteta says Bukayo Saka had a knock to both his knee and his hip in the first half against Burnley, carrying an injury during the game.

Kieran Tierney probably won’t make a return to match action until mid-to-late March, despite recent pictures of him in training, according to David Ornstein.