Seventeen members of Arsenal’s first-team squad are away on international duty over the next week or so, most of them involved in World Cup qualifiers.
Six players – Gabriel Jesus, Martin Odegaard, Kai Havertz, Viktor Gyokeres, Noni Madueke and Gabriel Martinelli – have remained in London to continue their recovery from injury, while Kepa, Ben White and Myles Lewis-Skelly were not selected.
Tommy Setford has received his first call-up to the England under-21s, where he joins Ethan Nwaneri, while Max Dowman is set for a trio of games in Lithuania with the England under-19s.
Arsenal face a tough run of fixtures when domestic matters resume with Sp\*rs, Bayern Munich and Chelsea all coming up in the space of a week. Let’s hope we don’t pick up any further niggles.
**Player**
**Team**
**Status**
**Match 1**
**Match 2**
**Match 3**
**David Raya**
Spain
Selected
Georgia vs Spain (WCQ)
Saturday, 15 November
Spain vs Turkey (WCQ)
Tuesday 18 November
–
**Kepa Arrizabalaga**
Spain
Not selected
–
–
–
**Tommy Setford**
England U21s
Selected
Ireland U21s vs England U21s (Euro Qualifier)
Friday, 14 November
Slovakia U21s vs England U21s (Euro Qualifier)
Tuesday 18 November
–
**William Saliba**
France
Selected
France vs Ukraine (WCQ)
Thrusday, 13 November
Azerbaijan vs France (WCQ)
Sunday, 16 November
–
**Ben White**
England
Not selected
–
–
–
**Cristhian Mosquera**
Spain U21s
Selected
Spain U21s vs San Marino U21s
Friday, 14 November
Romania U21s vs Spain U21s
Tuesday, 18 November
–
**Gabriel Magalhaes**
Brazil
Selected
Brazil v Senegal (friendly)
Saturday, 15 November
Brazil v Tunisia (friendly)
Tuesday, 18 November
–
**Jurrien Timber**
Holland
Selected
Poland vs Holland (WCQ)
Friday, 14 November
Holland vs Lithuania (WCQ)
Monday 17 November
–
**Piero Hincapie**
Ecuador
Selected
Canada vs Ecuador (friendly)
Friday 14 November
Ecuador vs New Zealand (friendly)
Wednesday, 19 November
–
**Riccardo Calafiori**
Italy
Selected
Moldova vs Italy (WCQ)
Thursday, 13 November
Italy vs Norway (WCQ)
Sunday, 16 November
–
**Myles Lewis-Skelly**
England
Not selected
–
–
–
**Martin Zubimendi**
Spain
Selected
Georgia vs Spain (WCQ)
Saturday, 15 November
Spain vs Turkey (WCQ)
Tuesday 18 November
–
**Christian Norgaard**
Denmark
Selected
Denmark vs Belarus (WCQ)
Saturday, 15 November
Scotland vs Denmark (WCQ)
Tuesday, 18 November
–
**Martin Odegaard**
Norway
Injured (knee)
–
–
–
**Mikel Merino**
Spain
Selected
Georgia vs Spain (WCQ)
Saturday, 15 November
Spain vs Turkey (WCQ)
Tuesday 18 November
–
**Declan Rice**
England
Selected
England vs Serbia (WCQ)
Thursday, 13 November
Albania vs England (WCQ)
Sunday, 16 November
–
**Ethan Nwaneri**
England U21s
Selected
Ireland U21s vs England U21s (Euro Qualifier)
Friday, 14 November
Slovakia U21s vs England U21s (Euro Qualifier)
Tuesday 18 November
–
**Eberechi Eze**
England
Selected
England vs Serbia (WCQ)
Thursday, 13 November
Albania vs England (WCQ)
Sunday, 16 November
–
**Bukayo Saka**
England
Selected
England vs Serbia (WCQ)
Thursday, 13 November
Albania vs England (WCQ)
Sunday, 16 November
–
**Noni Madueke**
England
Injured (knee)
–
–
–
**Gabriel Jesus**
Brazil
Injured (knee)
–
–
–
**Gabriel Martinelli**
Brazil
Injured (groin)
–
–
–
**Viktor Gyokeres**
Sweden
Injured (hamstring)
–
–
–
**Leandro Trossard**
Belgium
Selected
Kazakhstand vs Belgium
Saturday, 15 November
Belgium vs Liechtenstein
Tuesday 18 November
–
**Kai Havertz**
Germany
Injured (knee)
–
–
–
**Max Dowman**
England U19s
Selected
England U19s vs Lithuania U19s (Euro qualifier)
Wednesday, 12 November
England U19s vs Latvia U19s (Euro qualifier)
Saturday, 15 November
Scotland vs England U19s (Euro qualifier)
Tuesday, 18 November