🚑 FITNESS UPDATE: Arsenal have shared new injury news on Viktor Gyokeres, Leandro Trossard, and Kai Havertz as the Chelsea meeting approaches. The team has picked up a fresh concern just as several key players edge closer to returning. Arsenal sit six points clear at the top of the Premier League and are riding a strong wave after impressive wins over Tottenham and Bayern Munich.

Arsenal roll into their Chelsea clash with a few bruises and a whole lot of hope, but the squad’s fitness chart is looking like one long sigh. A handful of key players are inching their way back, just not fast enough for comfort. With Stamford Bridge looming, the timing couldn’t be more dramatic.

 

The Gunners are sitting pretty at the top of the Premier League table, six points clear and buzzing from big wins over Spurs and Bayern. Another victory on Sunday would feel like planting a flag on the summit, but the injury list keeps throwing curveballs at Arteta’s plans. Odegaard is back in the mix, sure, but Gyokeres and Havertz are still on ice, and Trossard didn’t even make it through the Bayern game without limping off.

 

Gyokeres, the big-money summer signing, has been out with a hamstring issue for almost a month. Arteta sounds optimistic, though—he says the striker is close, even if he hasn’t rejoined full training yet. A repeat scan will decide if he’s ready to face Chelsea. The target? Sunday, if everything breaks right.

 

Trossard, on the other hand, sparked fresh anxiety when he left the Bayern match before halftime. The guy’s been blazing hot lately, but that calf tweak sent him straight down the tunnel. Arteta kept it real afterward—they don’t know how bad it is yet, and they weren’t about to push him. No return date for now.

 

Havertz is riding the same wave as Gyokeres—almost ready, but not quite there. A minor knee procedure and a little setback slowed him down, but nothing alarming, according to Arteta. He hasn’t been in team training yet, but he’s hungry for minutes, especially with Chelsea on the horizon. Sunday is the hopeful target.

 

Gabriel’s situation is murkier. He picked up an adductor injury with Brazil, and whispers say he might be out until January. Arteta isn’t stamping that rumor yet—another scan is coming to clarify things. Expect more answers before the weekend, but for now, the timeline is unclear.

 

Jesus, though, brings a spark of sunshine. Nearly a year after tearing his ACL, he’s finally back in full training and looking sharp. Arteta wants him to get minutes in a closed-door friendly to sharpen up. Early December is the expected return, and honestly, Arsenal could use that kind of firepower sooner rather than later.