Arsenal continue to be hit by injury absentees ahead of a key run of games in the title race, as Gabriel made a surprise return against Brighton but Jurrien Timber was ruled out and Riccardo Calafiori pulled out of the warm-up.

RICCARDO CALAFIORI suffered an injury in the warm-up against Brighton as Mikel Arteta suffered another blow. The Arsenal star was due to start at the back in an already-makeshift defence. However,

Arsenal moved five points clear of Manchester City with a 4-1 win over Aston Villa, but four players were sidelined with injury

Mikel Arteta has issued an update on the fitness of key first-team players ahead of our first game of 2026 against Bournemouth on Saturday.

Arsenal were hit with a fresh injury setback in the final minutes before kick-off against Brighton & Hove Albion at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

Arsenal had several players on the sidelines with injury for their Premier League win over Aston Villa including Declan Rice, Riccardo Calafiori and Kai Havertz