Arsenal injury, suspension list and return dates vs. Chelsea: Declan Rice, Jurrien Timber, Cristhian Mosquera latest

By Ben Knapton | 03 Sep 2026 05:55, Last updated: 03 Sep 2026 05:55

Two for 2 successful their Premier League rubric defence, Arsenal present look the squad billed by galore to tally them the closest this twelvemonth - Chelsea.

The Gunners big the Blues successful Sunday's high-profile top-flight London derby, seeking to support their cleanable starts some points-wise and cleanable sheets-wise aft seeing disconnected Coventry City and Aston Villa.

Bukayo Saka's scrappy decorativeness was each that was needed for Arsenal to take down Villa 1-0 connected Monday, but the triumph did travel astatine a outgo for Mikel Arteta.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up each of Arsenal's latest wounded and suspension quality earlier their showdown with Chelsea, who are lone beneath the Gunners successful the Premier League table connected extremity quality aft a chaotic 4-3 triumph implicit Brighton & Hove Albion.

Declan Rice

Status: Minor doubt

Type of injury: Unspecified

Possible instrumentality date: September 6 (vs. Chelsea)

Declan Rice was observed limping backmost to the dugout aft being substituted precocious into the triumph implicit Villa, raising immoderate interest implicit his fittingness for the weekend.

However, determination was nary steadfast connection from Arteta aft the game, and nary quality whitethorn beryllium bully quality arsenic acold arsenic Arsenal are concerned.

Cristhian Mosquera

Status: Minor doubt

Type of injury: Strain

Possible instrumentality date: September 6 (vs. Chelsea)

Cristhian Mosquera was brought disconnected successful the 79th infinitesimal of the triumph implicit Villa with an evident issue, but Arteta revealed that the Spaniard was "about" to consciousness something, alternatively than pulling a musculus successful that nonstop moment.

As a result, Mosquera is expected to beryllium fixed the all-clear for Sunday, but his insignificant interest whitethorn unfastened the doorway for Ezri Konsa to marque his archetypal start.

William Saliba

Status: Out

Type of injury: Back

Possible instrumentality date: November 21 (vs. Newcastle United)

William Saliba volition beryllium retired for months aft exacerbating a backmost wounded during the World Cup, and the Frenchman is thought to beryllium targeting a instrumentality towards the extremity of 2026.

Jurrien Timber

Status: Out

Type of injury: Groin

Possible instrumentality date: September 12 (vs. Sunderland)

Jurrien Timber should yet beryllium closing successful connected a instrumentality from the groin wounded that has plagued him for months, and a comeback successful September is not retired of the question, but the London derby is apt to travel excessively soon.

ARSENAL'S SUSPENSION LIST

Arsenal person nary players suspended for the sojourn of Chelsea.