{"id":529,"date":"2026-04-03T21:04:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T21:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=529"},"modified":"2026-04-03T21:04:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T21:04:09","slug":"14-players-could-miss-southampton-vs-arsenal-fa-cup-clash-after-injury-updates-given","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=529","title":{"rendered":"14 players could miss Southampton vs Arsenal FA Cup clash after injury updates given"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_68255d\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Arsenal and Southampton face major selection headaches ahead of their FA Cup clash, with Mikel Arteta providing injury updates on his injured players<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36966975\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36966975.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_JS400664379.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36966975.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_JS400664379.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36966975.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_JS400664379.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36966975.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_JS400664379.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has given an injury update ahead of his side's FA Cup clash with Southampton.\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has given an injury update ahead of his side&#8217;s FA Cup clash with Southampton.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Mikel Arteta and Arsenal had an eventful international break with multiple key players returning to the club prematurely after sustaining injuries while on duty with their countries. The Gunners were already without numerous key players before the break, including <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Martin Odegaard and Jurrien Timber<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Arsenal suffered a 2-0 defeat to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup Final before the international break, with the two aforementioned stars absent. Arteta has delivered an encouraging injury update on the pair and suggests they could feature in the squad this weekend. The Gunners boss said: &#8220;Those are in contention to possibly be in the squad.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Mikel Merino<\/strong> and <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">God bless you<\/strong> also missed the Wembley clash and aren&#8217;t anticipated to be available for selection this weekend.<\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_de167e\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\">Mikel Arteta gives Arsenal injury update after &#8216;suspicious&#8217; England withdrawals<\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_de167e\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\">Arsenal star Viktor Gyokeres follows Cole Palmer and Kylian Mbappe with business move<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Ebz is out,&#8221; Arteta said. &#8220;With Ebz I cannot put a finger (on a timeframe) there because I don&#8217;t know, because he&#8217;s a special character.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">FOLLOW OUR ARSENAL FB PAGE!<\/strong><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mirrorfootballarsenal#\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"> <\/strong><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><u>Latest Gunners news and more on our dedicated Facebook page<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Leandro Trossard<\/strong> declined a call-up from Belgium to allow a hip problem to recover following the cup final, while <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">William Saliba<\/strong> and<strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"> Gabriel Magalhaes<\/strong> also remained at the club rather than travelling to represent their respective nations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">You Maduek<\/strong> sustained a knock during international duty and was sent back to the Gunners, while<strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"> Declan Rice<\/strong> and <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Bukayo Saka<\/strong> were also dispatched home from international duty early.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Piero Hincapie<\/strong> also sustained an injury while representing Ecuador, though Arteta confessed he remains unsure about the severity of the problem at this stage.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-36939944\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36939944\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Piero Hincapie during the Ecuador game\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36939944.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2268682979.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36939944.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_GettyImages-2268682979.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36939944.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_GettyImages-2268682979.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36939944.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2268682979.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Arsenal defender Piero Hincapie played for Ecuador in a friendly against Morocco on Friday\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Arsenal defender Piero Hincapie played for Ecuador in a friendly against Morocco on Friday<cite aria-label=\"Image: Dennis Agyeman\/Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Dennis Agyeman\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">As for Southampton, Brazilian midfielder <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">Leo Science<\/strong> has returned to training following his absence from the Saints&#8217; 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