Arsenal injury update: Declan Rice, Riccardo Calafiori and Ben White latest news and return dates | OneFootball

Gunners face big week after Everton frustration

Arsenal must quickly dust themselves down after the frustration of dropping more points in the Premier League title race.

The Gunners drew 0-0 with Everton on Saturday, failing to capitalise on League leaders Liverpool being held to a 2-2 draw with Fulham.

Still, Mikel Arteta’s side have little time to wallow ahead of a huge double-header against Crystal Palace.

Arsenal host the Eagles on Wednesday in a Carabao Cup quarter-final before traveling to Selhurst Park on Saturday in their final game before Christmas.

Failure to win either of those games would be a huge disappointment for Arteta, who has already seen his side drop their level in terms of consistency this season.

Declan Rice

Arsenal were dealt a blow on Saturday when England international Declan Rice was forced against the Toffees because of a knock.

“With Declan I had to take him off because he was feeling something,” he said.

"He has been with a little niggle for the last week or so. He asked to be subbed in that moment, so we have to do it."

Potential return date: Unknown

Arsenal are hoping to welcome Riccardo Calafiori back soon

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Riccardo Calafiori

Riccardo Calafiori has missed the last three games with a groin injury but Arteta confirmed the Italian international was close to returning when speaking before the Everton game.

“We are just respecting the times that the medical department has set and then we just monitor his evolution every single day,” he said.

“And we understand that he is not fully ready yet, but he is getting very close now.”

Potential return date: December 2024

Ben White

Ben White underwent minor knee surgery in November and while Arteta issued a positive update towards the end of that month, his return date remains unclear.

“The surgery went really well, there is no reaction after that,” he said.

“He is improving day by day but it is a process for the first four to six weeks, where we have to be really cautious and don’t put any stress on that knee.

“Then we will see how quickly he can recover and how it reacts after that.”

Potential return date: Unknown

Oleksandr Zinchenko

Oleksandr Zinchenko has missed Arsenal’s last three games due to a muscle injury.

“He got injured as well unfortunately so we are missing four left full-backs,” said Arteta before the 1-1 draw with Fulham earlier this month.

Takehiro Tomiyasu

Takehiro Tomiyasu has played only six minutes this season due to injury having suffered a setback in his recovery from a knee problem in October.

His return date is unclear.

Potential return date: Unknown