The October international break is now over, and it appears all of Arsenal’s national team players have returned without injury. So, next up is crosstown rival Chelsea on Saturday. With a few players on the questionable to play list, who will Mikel Arteta put into his starting XI at Stamford…
Arsenal came from behind on Saturday to defeat Leeds United, 2-1, on second half goals from Riccardo Calafiori and Bruno Guimaraes.
| TOP 6 |
GP |
PTS |
GD |
| Swansea City |
9 |
20 |
+8 |
| Middlesbrough |
9 |
18 |
+5 |
| West Ham United |
9 |
16 |
+11 |
| Stoke City |
9 |
16 |
+2 |
| Wolves |
8 |
14 |
+4 |
| QPR |
9 |
14 |
+3 |
Odegaard – 4
Havertz – 3
Saka – 3
Dowman – 2
Calafiori – 2
Guimaraes – 2
Madueke – 1
Merino – 1
After scoring four goals in four matches for Sweden during the international break, Viktor Gyokeres again found himself on the Arsenal bench at the start of the match on Saturday. He was later used as a substitute for Kai Havertz, What is happening behind-the-scenes that we do not see between Mikel Arteta and Gyokeres? Why has the Swede’s playing time been so limited?
Oct 18 – Nottingham Forest (A)
Oct 21 – Bayern Munich (A)
Oct 24 – Everton (H)
Oct 27 – Fleetwood Town (A)
Nov 1 – Liverpool (A)
William Saliba – Back
Cristhian Mosquera – Thigh
Chloe Kelly – Hamstring
Selina Cerci – Knee
Maria Caldentey – Thigh
Daphne van Domselear – Knee
Michelle Agyemang – Knee
Katie Reid – Knee
Elisa De Almeida – Other
