
Mikel Arteta named an unchanged starting XI for Arsenal’s Premier League clash with Chelsea on Sunday but there was one alteration to the matchday squad: there was no place for the injured Martin Ødegaard.
The Gunners captain has suffered through a dire individual campaign. This weekend’s London derby proved to be the 16th match Ødegaard has missed this season, one more than he sat out across the entirety of 2024–25 which itself was billed as something of a lost year for the playmaker.