Sidelined: Kai Havertz, Martin Odegaard and Noni Madueke
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Arsenal will bid to strengthen their position at the top of the Premier League when they play Crystal Palace at Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
The Gunners are three points clear of Manchester City in second place and Mikel Arteta’s side look like favourites to win the title this season.
Arsenal thrashed Atletico Madrid 4-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday and now finish October with back-to-back home games against Palace and then Brighton in the Carabao Cup next Wednesday.
Arteta is still having to cope with several injury absences ahead of the Palace game.
Martin Odegaard
Martin Odegaard’s season has been blighted by injury, with a shoulder injury his first problem in the early part of the campaign.
He returned against West Ham but then suffered a medical collateral ligament problem which has sidelined him for “weeks”, according to Arteta.
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Odegaard withdrew from Norway’s squad over the recent international break to focus on his recovery, which could take longer than a month.
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While no timeframe has been offered for his return, it is expected that Odegaard will be out until after the November international break and miss at least seven games in the process.
Potential return date: November 23, 2025 vs Tottenham (H)
Noni Madueke
Noni Madueke has also been unfortunate with injury since his summer arrival from Chelsea.
The winger suffered a knee injury against Manchester City and is still facing a number of weeks out.
“It looks like he is going to be out for a few weeks,” said Arteta. “We don’t really know yet. Probably we are going to have to scan him next week again.
“He felt something at the beginning of the match. He tried to carry on and at half-time it was too sore, so let’s see.”
Potential return date: November 2025
Kai Havertz
Kai Havertz has not played since the opening-day win over Manchester United after he required surgery on his knee.
Arteta has not been particularly forthcoming with a timeframe for his return to action but it could potentially be ahead of the November international break, should his recovery trail go to plan.
Potential return date: November 2025
Gabriel Jesus
Gabriel Jesus last played for Arsenal in January.
The striker tore his ACL and has been sidelined for the entirety of this season so far.
It appears that his recovery is going well, but Arteta insisted that he would need to be cautious about reintroducing him to match action.
Arteta said: “Gabi is doing super well. I think he looks in a really good place. Obviously, it’s a massive injury, and we need to come from that in a really strong way, but certainly he’s in the right place and making very strong strides.”
Potential return date: Late 2025