It seems like Saka is a weekly doubt for the Gunners as opposition teams target their talisman but has still managed to start all but one Premier League game this season.
Captain Martin Odegaard remains on the sidelines though, and has been joined by defender Ben White. Gabriel Jesus, Thomas Partey, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Emile Smith Rowe are also battling injury issues, while Jurrien Timber remains a long-term absentee.
Here are the latest Arsenal injury news and potential return dates...
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Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard is hoping to return after the international break
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Martin Odegaard
The Arsenal captain has remains sidelined with a knock but Mikel Arteta more hopeful of being able to recall the midfielder after the international break.
A 10-minute cameo in the defeat at West Ham in the Carabao Cup was his last piece of action as he failed a fitness test ahead of the loss at Newcastle and then three days later sat out the win over Sevilla.
Asked for an update ahead of Saturday's win over Burnley, Arteta said: "I don't know. I am going to have a meeting now with the medical department and Edu to understand everyone's situation but I think he is going to be back after the international break.
"I don't know exactly what is the decision and the communication at the moment."
Potential return date: November 25 vs Newcastle
Ben White
The defender was a new name on the absentee list ahead of the visit of Burnley, with Mikel Arteta and his medical team opting to take the defender out of contention for the win after spotting something in training the day before.
Arteta praised White for often "playing through the pain" but decided to was for the player's benefit to let him rest with an out-of-form Clarets side coming to town.The boss told reporters after the game: “Yesterday in training he wasn’t comfortable. He didn’t look right, but Ben won’t give you much.
“He always wants to be on the pitch and he wants to hide anything that is in there. But we highlighted something happening there that we noticed in the last two weeks as well.
“We wanted to protect him today. It was the right call from the physios and the medical department and tomorrow we will assess him and understand what’s happening.”
Potential return date: November 25 vs Newcastle
Emile Smith Rowe
Smith Rowe was given a rare start against Sheffield United last month thanks to Odegaard's lingering injury, but has since picked up a knee issue.
It's an awful blow for the young No10, who has endured a string of fitness woes over recent seasons and is now expected to be out for "weeks."
Arteta said: “We have an issue with him. He felt something in his knee and started to feel some pain after the game - we are assessing him, but [it’s] a big worry with him. He's going to be out for weeks."
Potential return date: December 2023
Gabriel Jesus
Nketiah led the line against Sheffield United due to the absence of Jesus, who was forced off late on with a hamstring injury after a brilliant display in the first game against Sevilla.
The Brazilian was sent for a scan that revealed a muscle problem that is keeping him out. Arteta has been unwilling to put an exact time frame on his recovery and surprised surprise that Jesus was named in the Brazil squad for their forthcoming World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Argentina.
When asked about Jesus playing for Brazil during the international break, Arteta said: "I’m going to talk to the doctors and him [Jesus] because he didn’t do any training with us.
"He’s far from working with the team, but it’s an internal communication between the club and the national team. The first intention is always to seek the best for the player."Thomas Partey
Partey's late 15-minute cameo off the bench in the 1-0 win over title rivals Manchester City early last month was his first Arsenal appearance since a groin issue sustained back in August but has not been seen since in a Gunners shirt.
After suffering the muscle injury, Partey was predicted to be out for a few weeks, but has since undergone surgery and Standard Sport understands he will miss the remainder of 2023 as he targets a return to fitness ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations in January.
"It’s a big concern,” Arteta said recently. “Because when Thomas is fit and available and has been part of the team, we’ve seen what the results and the impact he has had on the team.
“This season we have more protection especially for that reason because we know in the last two seasons what has happened and the impact it has had on the team, so we had to address that.
“We are gutted for him but he needs to lift himself up again with our support and go again because he is a player that is critical for us.”
Potential return date: January 2023
Jurrien Timber
The summer signing from Ajax suffered a serious anterior cruciate ligament injury on his Premier League debut against Nottingham Forest back in August and underwent surgery.
Timber is continuing his rehabilitation but there is no time frame for his return at present and he likely faces a battle to play again at all this season.
Potential return date: Summer 2024
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