{"id":589241,"date":"2026-04-17T06:24:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T06:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/589241\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T06:24:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T06:24:17","slug":"arsenal-injury-suspension-list-and-return-dates-for-manchester-city-bukayo-saka-martin-odegaard-noni-madueke-latest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/589241\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal injury, suspension list and return dates for Manchester City: Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Noni Madueke latest"},"content":{"rendered":"

First meets second this weekend as Arsenal<\/a> make the trip to face Manchester City<\/a> at the Etihad Stadium in what could be the title decider.<\/p>\n

Mikel Arteta<\/a>\u2019s men, who suffered a 2-1 defeat to Bournemouth<\/a> last weekend, remain top of the Premier League table<\/a>, with a six-point gap over Sunday\u2019s hosts, who have a game in hand.<\/p>\n

The Gunners enter this encounter on the back of a drab goalless draw against Sporting Lisbon<\/a> in midweek, a result that sealed the North London club’s passage to a second successive Champions League semi-final.<\/p>\n

That achievement came with its sacrifice, however, as a key member of Arsenal\u2019s attack picked up an injury in Wednesday\u2019s encounter, leaving Arteta with another fitness concern ahead of Sunday\u2019s high-stakes clash.<\/p>\n

Here, Sports Mole rounds up Arsenal\u2019s latest injury and suspension news ahead of their Premier League clash with Man City, who thrashed Chelsea 3-0<\/a> in their most recent outing.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Iconsport \/ Harvey Murphy\/News Images\/Alamy<\/p>\n

Status:\u00a0Minor doubt<\/p>\n

Type of injury:\u00a0Knee<\/p>\n

Possible return date:\u00a0April 19 (vs. Man City)<\/p>\n

Noni Madueke was forced off injured in Wednesday\u2019s Champions League clash at the Emirates and was seen limping after the game.<\/p>\n

However, the latest update on the winger suggests the issue is not as serious as initially feared, with scans confirming he has avoided a major injury, meaning he could still be available for Sunday\u2019s trip to the Etihad.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Imago \/ News Images<\/p>\n

Status:\u00a0Major doubt<\/p>\n

Type of injury: Knee<\/p>\n

Possible return date:\u00a0April 19 (vs. Man City)<\/p>\n

Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard has missed the last two outings due to a knee injury sustained in the Champions League first leg against Sporting.<\/p>\n

The Norwegian midfielder recently confirmed he \u201ccaught it a little bit\u201d in that encounter and is working hard to recover, although this match is likely to come too soon.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Iconsport \/ SPI<\/p>\n

Status:\u00a0Major doubt<\/p>\n

Type of injury: Achilles<\/p>\n

Possible return date:\u00a0April 19 (vs. Man City)<\/p>\n

Bukayo Saka has not featured for the Gunners since their EFL Cup final defeat to Man City<\/a>, having withdrawn from international duty shortly after.<\/p>\n

Initially thought to be precautionary, Saka\u2019s absence from the last four matches suggests the issue is more serious, with Arteta confirming it as an Achilles problem, leaving the winger\u2019s chances of featuring on Sunday very slim.<\/p>\n

Jurrien Timber<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Iconsport \/ Rene Nijhuis \/ Alamy<\/p>\n

Status:\u00a0Minor doubt<\/p>\n

Type of injury:\u00a0Groin<\/p>\n

Possible return date:\u00a0April 19 (vs. Man City)<\/p>\n

Jurrien Timber has not featured since coming off injured against Everton and is continuing his recovery as he pushes to be fit for Sunday\u2019s clash.<\/p>\n

Riccardo Calafiori<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Imago \/ IMAGO \/ Action Plus<\/p>\n

Status:\u00a0Major doubt<\/p>\n

Type of injury:\u00a0Unknown<\/p>\n

Possible return date:\u00a0April 19 (vs. Man City)<\/p>\n

Riccardo Calafiori missed Arsenal\u2019s defeat to Bournemouth as well as the midweek game against Sporting, leaving the Italian defender a major doubt for Sunday\u2019s encounter, though it would not be a surprise if he recovered in time.<\/p>\n

Mikel Merino<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Imago \/ ZUMA Press Wire<\/p>\n

Status:\u00a0Out<\/p>\n

Type of injury: Foot<\/p>\n

Possible return date:\u00a0Unknown<\/p>\n

Mikel Merino is still working his way back from surgery on a fractured foot, with the Spaniard aiming to return before the end of the season.<\/p>\n

ARSENAL’S SUSPENSION LIST<\/p>\n

Arsenal have no players suspended for Sunday’s Premier League game at the Etihad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"First meets second this weekend as Arsenal make the trip to face Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":589242,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[1083,1085,399,1080,427,349,1082,1084,1081,403,1079,99,1087,1086,428],"class_list":["post-589241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-cycling","tag-epl","tag-football","tag-formula-1","tag-golf","tag-nfl","tag-olympics","tag-premier-league","tag-rugby","tag-soccer","tag-sport","tag-sports","tag-sports-mole","tag-teams","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=589241"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/589241\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/589242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=589241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=589241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=589241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}