23.9.2025
Arsenal will be without attacking midfielder Noni Madueke who has been ruled for six weeks.
Madueke picked up a knee injury in Arsenal’s 1-1 draw against Manchester City on Sunday.
The summer signing from Chelsea was substituted at half-time of the Premier League match with City and has been undergoing tests to discover the severity of the problem.
“It looks like Noni is going to be out for a few weeks, but we don’t really know yet, we will have to scan him next week again,” said Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta on Tuesday.
“He felt something at the beginning of the match and tried to carry on but it was too sore, so let’s see.”
Asked to confirm whether Madueke will be out for weeks rather than months, Arteta replied: “We hope so. Like I said, we need to scan him again to see the extent of the injury but it doesn’t look too bad.”
Earlier, sources indicated medics were waiting for the swelling to subside before making a definitive diagnosis on the injury, but it is understood that Madueke will be sidelined for a minimum of six weeks, though that timescale is thought to be the best-case scenario.
