Arsenal injury, suspension list and return dates vs. Fleetwood Town: Riccardo Calafiori, Christos Tzolis, Bukayo Saka latest

By Ben Knapton | 25 Oct 2026 09:00, Last updated: 25 Oct 2026 09:00

Still dreaming the quadruple dream, Arsenal trek to Highbury Stadium - no, not that 1 - to conscionable Fleetwood Town successful the 4th circular of the EFL Cup connected Tuesday night.

Mikel Arteta's broadside person already taken down a Premier League foe to scope this point, slaying Ipswich Town 4-2 successful the 3rd circular acknowledgment successful nary tiny portion to a Max Dowman double.

The Gunners registered different two-goal triumph astatine the play too, easing past Everton 2-0 to determination level connected points with Manchester City astatine the apical of the Premier League table.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up each of Arsenal's latest wounded and suspension quality up of their travel to Fleetwood, who shocked Sheffield United 1-0 successful circular three.

Riccardo Calafiori

Status: Minor doubt

Type of injury: Unspecified

Possible instrumentality date: October 27 (vs. Fleetwood)

Riccardo Calafiori curiously finished the triumph implicit Everton astatine near wing, with Noni Madueke astatine left-back, owed to the Italian sustaining an unspecified injury.

Arteta has stressed that the contented appears "very small", but helium volition astir surely beryllium rested present either way.

Bukayo Saka

Status: Out

Type of injury: Quad

Possible instrumentality date: December 2 (vs. Arsenal)

Bukayo Saka volition reportedly beryllium retired for betwixt six and 8 weeks with the superior quad wounded helium sustained successful the Champions League gully against Bayern Munich, meaning that the attacker volition not beryllium considered for enactment until December astatine the earliest.

Christos Tzolis

Status: Major doubt

Type of injury: Hamstring 

Possible instrumentality date: October 27 (vs. Fleetwood) 

Christos Tzolis was not progressive against Everton contempt having an 'outside chance' of returning from a hamstring occupation astatine the weekend, and the Greece planetary is besides facing a contention against clip to marque the chopped connected Tuesday.

William Saliba

Status: Out

Type of injury: Back

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

William Saliba is closing successful connected a long-awaited instrumentality from a backmost injury, though it volition inactive beryllium a fewer weeks earlier the Frenchman is disposable to Arteta.

ARSENAL'S SUSPENSION LIST

Arsenal person nary players suspended for this game.