Arsenal Afternoon Round-Up, Thursday 22nd October 2026: Arteta Faces Saka Injury Puzzle Ahead of Everton Clash
The big concern this afternoon is Bukayo Saka, who picked up an injury during Wednesday night's draw with Bayern Munich. Football.London has looked at three ways Mikel Arteta could solve the selection puzzle this creates ahead of the weekend (Football.London), while BBC Sport's Fantasy Premier League team have been weighing up the best replacement options for those with Saka in their FPL squads (BBC Sport).
On the transfer front, Football.London reports that Viktor Gyokeres' mentor has suggested a "risky" change Arteta could make to accommodate the striker, who will be hoping to keep his starting spot against Everton this weekend (Football.London). The same outlet also reports that sporting director Andrea Berta is already eyeing up a Portuguese striker enjoying a strong scoring run in Serie A as a potential signing for next summer (Football.London).
There's been plenty of reflection from new arrival Bruno Guimaraes this week. He has opened up on the emotional farewell chat with his former Newcastle team-mates that reportedly left them in tears (Football.London), telling The Guardian he had sleepless nights before leaving St James' Park but is hopeful of finding the same "love" at Arsenal (The Guardian). Guimaraes also spoke about Wednesday's 2-2 Champions League draw with Bayern Munich, naming two Arsenal team-mates he described as "unbelievable" to play alongside (Football.London).
Ahead of the north London derby, Arsenal.com has shared a gallery of the squad training at London Colney (Arsenal.com), and also revisited past meetings with Spurs in the Women's fixture, including comfortable wins inspired by Foord and Caitlin's brace, plus Viv's late leveller in a previous draw (Arsenal.com) (Arsenal.com) (Arsenal.com) (Arsenal.com).
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