Arsenal injury news: Arteta says duo could feature against Everton despite recent knocks | OneFootball

Mikel Arteta says there is a possibility that defensive duo Ben White and Jurrien Timber are included in the squad to face Everton despite their recent injury problems.

White missed the 2-1 win over Fulham through injury having only recently returned from more than three months out with a knee injury.

Timber, meanwhile, took a knock in the game but carried on before being substituted late on.

But Arteta has provided a positive update on the pair and says they could be involved when the Gunners travel to Goodison Park.

Riccardo Calafiori, however, will still be absent from the game having injured his knee while on international duty with Italy.

“Riccy is not fit as well,” he said.

“In the last week or so we lost four players and that’s obviously a big task.

“But let’s see how Ben and Jurrien are tomorrow as well. And that’s it, let’s keep playing and keep competing the way we have been.”

Asked if there’s a chance both White and Timber will be available and if he will still play them despite there being a risk, he said: “There’s a chance, yeah.

“The trouble is we have a few of those (at risk) so we’re going to have to decide this evening or tomorrow very early in the morning which players we can play and for how long especially.”

Arsenal have also lost defender Gabriel to a season-ending hamstring injury.

But Bukayo Saka returned from injury after three months out with a hamstring injury in the win over Fulham and scored his side’s second off the bench.

And Arteta says he could return to the starting 11 against Everton.

“Yeah that’s a possibility,” he said. “We’re going to decide tomorrow. We have a lot of pieces to move and it’s a lot to decide.

“Like always through a difficult situation a really nice one can appear. All the moments he’s had in the last four months I think they’ve paid off.”