Arsenal are back in Premier League action on Saturday when Mikel Arteta's side travel to Elland Road to face Leeds United
09:57, 30 Jan 2026Updated 10:08, 30 Jan 2026
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Arsenal have no fresh injury concerns ahead of the trip to Leeds
Mikel Arteta has issued an Arsenal fitness update ahead of his side's trip to Elland Road to face Leeds.
The Gunners are looking to get back to winning ways in the Premier League as they have not collected three points since January 3 when they ran out 3-2 winners at Bournemouth.
The Spaniard confirmed William Saliba and Jurrien Timber are expected to be fit for the trip to Yorkshire after missing the Champions League triumph over FC Kairat Almaty.
Arteta said: "Yeah, they are okay. Obviously, they have played a lot of minutes, they've been carrying a few niggles, and it was a really good opportunity for us to offload them a little bit and refresh them."
The Arsenal head coach also added that there were no fresh injury concerns: "No, we didn't have any surprises there [from Wednesday]."
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Additionally, Kai Havertz appears to have come through unscathed after he made his first Arsenal start since last February.
Arteta explained: "Yeah, he's ready, obviously he started the game, obviously it's been a long period and now we need to manage that load and the games that we're going to select for him to start.
"But there was no reaction to that, I think it was super positive, you could see straight away the impact that he can have in the team, so yeah, he's ready."
The German attacker, who scored and assisted against Kairat, was withdrawn at half-time as he continues to build his fitness.
It's a big weekend for Arsenal as they prepare to face a much-improved Leeds side that appear to have turned the corner under Daniel Farke.
Manchester City and Aston Villa do not play until Sunday when they face Tottenham and Brentford, respectively. By the time they both kick off, Arsenal may have already extended their lead at the top of the Premier League back to seven points.
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Arsenal are carefully managing Kai Havertz's fitness(Image: Charlotte Wilson/Offside/Offside via Getty Images)
There was further good news for the Gunners this morning too as the club confirmed Max Dowman has signed a pre-agreement which will see him sign his first professional contract once he turns 17.
The young attacker, currently sidelined with an ankle injury, was being courted by a host of top clubs but he has committed to extending his stay with Arsenal.
Downman said: “This means everything to me and my family. We all support Arsenal and I really feel like I belong here. I’d like to thank all my coaches, teammates and, most importantly, my family and friends, who have got me to where I am today.
“I’ve been at the club my whole life, so this really means a lot. There’s such a clear pathway here, players who have come through our academy, like Bukayo, Myles and Ethan, who all really inspire me.
"It’s amazing to have role models so close that have experienced the same thing that I have. I’m now so excited to continue to work hard with my development.”
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