Tomiyasu, Saka, Timber - Latest Arsenal injury news and return dates ahead of Chelsea
Mikel Arteta has been dealt a fresh injury concern following the Premier League win over Wolves. The Gunners headed into the clash at Molineux off the back of two consecutive defeats with one ending their Champions League journey and the other significantly denting their title hopes.
Despite the quick turnaround and sheer amount of games in a short space of time, Arteta made minimal changes to his starting XI. As such the likes of Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Declan Rice, with all three completing the full 90 minutes, again showed clear signs of fatigue with five games still to play.
Away from the action on Saturday was Takehiro Tomiyasu with the Japan international again troubled by a niggling issue which resulted in him missing the game. With that said, football.london has rounded up all the Arsenal injury news before they return to action against Chelsea on Tuesday.
After starting against Bayern Munich in the week, Tomiyasu was left out of the squad to face Wolves. Upon announcing the starting XI, Arsenal wrote: «Takehiro Tomiyasu has been left out as a precaution after picking up a knock on Wednesday.»
Injury: Knock
What Arteta has said: «He [Tomiyasu] had a knock in the game and he had a bit of swelling and he wasn’t fit to play this game.»
Potential return date: Chelsea (H) — Tuesday, April 23
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Saka was seen limping toward the end of the Villa defeat. He came close to scoring in the first half but struggled to impact the game after the break and played the full 90 minutes at Bayern. Saka was again spotted hobbling in the late
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