Arsenal have won just two of their last six games following defeat in the Champions League to Inter Milan. A Hakan Calhanoglu penalty condemned Mikel Arteta’s side to a 1-0 loss against Italian opposition with the Gunners having now failed to score in their last two games.

The visitors were without Declan Rice for the European clash after he picked up an injury against Newcastle last weekend. For the first time in over nine weeks however, Martin Odegaard was included in a matchday squad with the Arsenal captain playing the final minutes of the clash at San Siro.

During the game, Arteta was handed a further two injury worries and with just three days until the London derby away at Chelsea, more key absences could occur. With that said, football.london has taken a look at the latest Arsenal injury news following fresh updates from Arteta.

Kai Havertz

Injury: Head

Late into the clash against Inter, Kai Havertz collided heads with Yann Bisseck which resulted in both players requiring treatment. A significant amount of blood could be seen around Havertz’s head with it ultimately decided he would be replaced by the returning Odegaard.

What Arteta said: “Kai he has a big cut. He had to come off because he needed some stitches. Hopefully he will be OK for the weekend.”

Possible return date: Chelsea (A) – Sunday, November 10.

Mikel Merino

Injury: Head.

Gabriel Jesus replaced Mikel Merino for the second half of the Champions League clash against Inter Milan. The midfielder endured a busy first 45 minutes which included being at the centre of two penalty decisions. The first saw Yann Sommer not punished for seemingly punching the midfielder in the head instead of the ball.

Later in the half, he was penalised for handling a Mehdi Taremi flick that allowed Calhanoglu to convert from the penalty spot. All of this happened after he was booked which could have been the main reason for his withdrawal, though a head injury is possible

What Arteta said: “No, he was not concussed. Yesterday and today he was already not feeling great and when I looked at that I decided to take him off because I need him 100%.”

Possible return date: Chelsea (A) – Sunday, November 10.

Declan Rice

Injury: Unknown.

Despite completing 90 minutes at the weekend against Newcastle, Rice was absent from training at the Sobha Realty Complex on Tuesday morning. He was not part of the travelling party to Milan either.

What Arteta said : “Declan unfortunately picked an injury against Newcastle. He was able to finish and he wasn’t feeling good the last few days. We’ll have to assess him on Thursday and see if he’s ready for Chelsea.”

Possible return date: Chelsea (A) – Sunday, November 10.

Martin Odegaard

Injury: Ankle.

Odegaard finally made the leap into returning to team training after two months out. He was part of the group doing preparations at an open session on Tuesday morning.

The Gunners captain travelled to Italy for the game, but was left out of Norway’s squad for the next international break. He came on for the final few minutes against Inter.

What Arteta has said: “Martin it’s great to have him back. He trained with us [for the] first time today. He’s a bit earlier than expected. But it’s great to have him here and we will decide if we [will] use him tomorrow.”

Possible return date: Returned.

Riccardo Calafiori

Injury: Knee.

Calafiori was forced off during the Champions League clash at home to Shakhtar Donetsk after slipping in a challenge. Reports in Italy suggested that he will only be out for several weeks. The issue is not described as being serious.

What Arteta has said: “He will be out for a few weeks, I would say.”

Possible return date: Nottingham Forest (H) – Saturday, November 23.

Takehiro Tomiyasu

Injury: Unknown.

Tomiyasu was again absent from the matchday squad against Preston North End last week after missing games against Shakhtar Donetsk, Liverpool and Bournemouth prior. The 25-year-old has struggled with injury for most of the calendar year, playing only six minutes of football since the 2024/25 season began.

What Arteta has said: “No, I don’t expect him to be available before then [the November international break], unfortunately.”

Possible return date : December.

Kieran Tierney

Injury: Hamstring.

Tierney remains out of action after suffering a devastating hamstring injury playing for Scotland against Switzerland during the Euro 2024 group stages in Cologne over the summer. This stopped what seemed to be a transfer plan in its tracks, as the defender was expected to leave the Emirates Stadium having spent last season on loan to Real Sociedad.

He is finally closing in on being back in training. There has been no sight of him just yet, though.

What Arteta has said: “I think he’s quite close. He’s looking really good. I think he’s over the period where he was still struggling, so he looks really sharp out there. He hasn’t trained with the team yet but hopefully, he can do that in the next week or two.”

Possible return date: West Ham (A) – Saturday, November 30.