UPDATE NOW: Timber, Merino, White – Arsenal injury news and return dates for Southampton

Latest Arsenal injury news as Mikel Arteta suffers another injury setback in the Champions League win over PSG

Jurrien Timber came off at half-time in Arsenal’s win over PSG (Image: Stuart MacFarlane)

Arsenal continued their fine start to the 2024/25 season on Tuesday night with a convincing victory over French giants Paris Saint-Germain.

Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka scored the goals in the first-half at the Emirates Stadium to move the Gunners to eighth in the Champions League league phase table.

Mikel Merino made his debut for the club after being forced to wait for his first appearance due to injury. However, there was a fresh injury concern with Jurrien Timber going off at half-time.

Here, with a quick turnaround awaiting them, football.london has the latest from the Arsenal treatment room with full injury news.

Jurrien Timber

Injury: Muscular

Timber started for the seventh time in a row on Tuesday night and was impressive against Bradley Barcola at right-back. However, he did not re-emerge out of the dressing room for the second half and was replaced by Jakub Kiwior.

What Arteta has said: “He was unbelievable in the first half, but he felt something muscular and he wasn’t certain.

“So I didn’t want to take any risks. He’s been out for a year and he’s played a lot of minutes, probably more minutes than we would have wanted in the past few weeks and we have to manage him.”

Possible return date: Southampton – October 5

Ben White

Injury: Groin.

After missing the win over Leicester, White was also nowhere to be seen against PSG. It’s not yet clear if he’ll be deemed fit enough for the visit of Southampton.

What Arteta has said: “Those [White and Calafiori] are the two players that are in contention and we have to review today.”

Possible return date: Unknown.

Mikel Merino

Injury: Shoulder.

Merino finally made his debut for Arsenal on Tuesday. After breaking his shoulder in his first training session, he came off the bench in the second half at the Emirates.

What Arteta has said: “Really good because he joined us and in his first session he gets injured. He had just one session with us [before PSG] and he was ready. He was really willing to be part of things today. With the injuries and the changes that we had to make we believed that he was a player who could help us in that phase. I think he’s done really well.”

Possible return date: Returned



Mikel Merino made his Arsenal debut against PSG on Tuesday (Image: Julian Finney)

Martin Odegaard

Injury: Ankle

The influential Arsenal skipper missed the North London Derby win due to an ankle injury sustained during the international break. His return date remains uncertain and is expected to be after the next international break.

What Arteta has said: “After recent scans, they’ve showed that he’s got some damage especially on one of the ligaments in the ankle. We’re going to miss him. It’s quite significant, so we’re going to lose him for a while.”

Possible return date: Late October.

Oleksandr Zinchenko

Injury: Calf.

Sidelined due to an injury sustained during October’s international break, which also kept him out of the North London Derby and subsequent matches. He has not returned to training yet.

What Arteta has said: “No big news. We have a training session this afternoon. We have to review a few players. Overall in terms of returning players nothing to give back.”

Possible return date: Unknown.

Takehiro Tomiyasu

Injury: Knee.

The Japan defender is out of action again after a previous season marred by injuries, with no appearances so far this campaign. He took part in training ahead of PSG but may well remain unavailable whilst he builds up fitness.

What Arteta has said: “We don’t know with Tomi because he’s another one that pushes every single day. He’s in a good place now I think.”

Possible return date: Unknown.

Kieran Tierney

Injury: Hamstring.

Initially expected to be leaving Arsenal, Kieran Tierney then endured a hamstring injury while playing at the Euro 2024 with Scotland. Despite these challenges, he was named in Arsenal’s 25-man Premier League squad last month, but hasn’t returned to training as yet.

What Arteta has said: “He needs to focus now on recovering in the best possible way. It’s been a tough time for him, with the last injury. We have to try to support him and make sure he comes back fit.”

Possible return date: Unknown.

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