Arsenal began a huge week with victory over Everton to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table.
It was looking like a frustrating evening for the Gunners at the Emirates Stadium until late goals from Viktor Gyokeres and Max Dowman, who became the youngest scorer in Premier League history, sealed a 2-0 win.
Further good news followed roughly an hour and a half later with Manchester City’s draw at West Ham meaning Arsenal require 16 points from their remaining seven matches to be crowned Premier League champions.
Attentions now turn towards a Champions League last-16 second leg tie against Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday night and then the Carabao Cup final against Man City on Sunday at Wembley.
However, hopes of remaining on course of completing an unprecedented quadruple have been hit with Jurrien Timber limping off in the first half against Everton.
With that in mind, here’s the latest Arsenal injury news and potential return dates...
Jurrien Timber
The one negative from Arsenal’s win against Everton was the sight of Timber being forced to leave the action shortly before half-time.
The Dutchman had gone down earlier in the half and received treatment from the Arsenal medical staff before attempting to carry on.
Timber was unable to make a full recovery and signalled to the bench for a substitution to be made and he was swiftly replaced by Cristhian Mosquera in a rather surprising change given Ben White was on the bench.
He has been ruled out of the second leg against Leverkusen and could now be a doubt for the Carabao Cup final.
Potential return date: Unknown
Martin Odegaard
Martin Odegaard has not featured for Arsenal since returning off the bench with an assist in the north London derby drubbing of Tottenham last month.
The midfielder has struggled to shake off a lingering knee issue and has now missed the last five matches across all competitions during what has been an injury-hit campaign so far.
Odegaard has been ruled out of the Leverkusen game but Arteta says he is “pushing” to be back for the Carabao Cup final.
Potential return date: Sunday March 22 vs Manchester City (Carabao Cup final)
Leandro Trossard
Also absent entirely against Everton was Leandro Trossard, who had missed out in Leverkusen game with a knock that forced him off in the first half against Mansfield.
“Let’s see,” was the update from Arteta ahead of the 2-0 win over the Toffees , with no place in the squad forthcoming.
But Trossard trained with the Arsenal squad before the Leverkusen game and Arteta has confirmed he is fit to return.
Arteta said on Monday: “He’s OK. He felt good so he’s available.”
Potential return date: Tuesday March 17, vs Bayer Leverkusen (H)
Mikel Merino
Mikel Merino is a long-term absentee for Arsenal after undergoing surgery last month on a rare and serious foot injury sustained in the home defeat by Manchester United on January 25.
The Spaniard was ruled out for an “extended period” and it remains to be seen if he will play again this season.
“Well, I think the doctors were really happy [with] the way it went,” Arteta said recently. “Yeah, now it starts. Obviously, it's a long process.
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“You're talking about bone healing, so you need to be patient. You respect the timings, and I'm sure Mikel is going to do everything that he possibly can to speed up the process.
“We're talking about months, whether it's three, four or five, we don't know.”
Potential return date: Unknown
