Arsenal are dealing with several injury problems ahead of today’s huge Premier League clash with Liverpool at Anfield.
Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz are all definitely sidelined due to injury, but manager Mikel Arteta is also sweating over the fitness of four more members of his first-team squad.
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Ben White, Christian Norgaard, Leandro Trossard and captain Martin Odegaard were all doubts for the match, with the first two nowhere to be seen and the latter two on the bench.
Saka is missing due to a hamstring injury picked up last week, but Arteta is hopeful the issue is not serious.
“Bukayo is doing better, but he will be out for a few weeks unfortunately,” said the Gunners boss.
“It is not as bad as the previous one [hamstring injury]. Obviously he is very unfortunate to pick it up, it is on the other side.”
Eberechi Eze is available to make his Arsenal debut on Merseyside after training all week with his new team-mates following a £67.5million move from Crystal Palace last week. He is on the bench.
Noni Madueke starts for the second game in a row in the absence of Saka, but this time on the right flank.
Confirmed team news
Arsenal XI: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Zubimendi, Rice, Merino; Madueke, Martinelli; Gyokeres
Subs: Kepa, Mosquera, Lewis-Skelly, Odegaard, Eze, Nwaneri, Dowman, Trossard, Harriman-Annous
Liverpool XI: Alisson, Szoboszlai, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez, Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Wirtz, Salah, Ekitike, Gakpo
Subs: Mamardashvili, Gomez, Endo, Chiesa, Jones, Elliott, Robertson, Bradley, Ngumoha
Doubts: Norgaard, Odegaard, Trossard, White
Injured: Havertz, Jesus, Saka
Time and date: 4:30pm BST on Sunday August 31, 2025
Venue: Anfield, Liverpool
How to watch: Sky Sports
