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Arsenal XI vs Leeds: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Premier League today

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Verri, M. (2026, October 10). Arsenal XI vs Leeds: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Premier League today. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-fc-xi-vs-leeds-predicted-lineup-confirmed-team-news-injury-latest-premier-league-2026-today-b1300196.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-10 · by Matt Verri

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Mikel Arteta, Arsenal's manager, provided an injury update ahead of their Premier League match against Leeds United scheduled for Saturday at the Emirates Stadium. While Kai Havertz and Max Konsa are listed as doubts due to recent injuries or international duty, several other players are returning to fitness including Ben White, who has recovered from a groin issue, and new defenders Cristhian Mosquera and Piero Hincapie, both pushing for inclusion after extended absences. The match is set for 12:30 pm BST on Saturday, October 10, 2026, with the lineup yet to be finalized as Arteta ponders between midfielders Bruno Guimaraes and Myles Lewis-Skelly alongside Declan Rice.

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📰 Arsenal Team News Injury Updates
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Matt Verri
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🔮 Pressed on what exactly his pre-match message had been to the teenager, Arteta said: "It was related to what could happen. "
🔮 Referee Michael Salisbury walked over to the touchline to speak to both managers and then signalled to the players that they would have to come off.
🔮 Had he dragged Bayern to the Champions League or England to the World Cup, the Ballon d'Or voting would surely have been a landslide.
🔮 “But I like him and if he continues to transform his mentality, his will, his capacity to be more consistent in actions, he's an unbelievable player.”
🔮 Madueke will want to prove he can cover for Saka not just for club but for country too and this was a very promising start.
🔮 Declan Rice 7 Set-piece delivery was a constant threat, could easily have led to a couple of goals.
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🔮 Speaking at a press conference on Friday afternoon ahead of Arsenal's match at home to Everton, Arteta did not put a firm timeframe on Saka’s return, but there are fears that he will be out for eight weeks.
🔮 If they can support all the demands that we are putting to the players in that sense, that would be as well really appreciated from everybody.
🔮 Well, for one night and you would expect one night only, the shackles were released.
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Topics

Arsenal Brighton Gunners Leeds the World Cup

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Arsenal ORG · 3× Rice PERSON · 2× Ben White PERSON · 1× Bruno Guimaraes PERSON · 1× Cristhian Mosquera PERSON · 1× Gunners ORG · 1× Leeds GPE · 1× Mikel Arteta PERSON · 1× Myles Lewis-Skelly PERSON · 1× Piero Hincapie PERSON · 1×

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Speaking in the pre-match press conference, Mikel Arteta said: "Yeah, we have to manage him because he's been with a few issues since he came back from the World Cup, and we know the amount of games that he's played in the last three years.
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🔮 Guimaraes struggled in Arsenal's last match against Brighton, but Arteta could opt to give that midfield pairing another go.

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Speaking in the pre-match press conference, Mikel Arteta said: "Yeah, we have to manage him because he's been with a few issues since he came back from the World Cup, and we know the amount of games that he's played in the last three years. asserted
he → speak → years
"So, yes, it was a sensible thing to do, and hopefully tomorrow he's available and some others that as well are in doubt." asserted
that → do → doubt
Neither were seen in footage of Arsenal's training session on Thursday and both are doubts for Leeds' visit on Saturday lunchtime. asserted
both → see → Saturday
Guimaraes struggled in Arsenal's last match against Brighton, but Arteta could opt to give that midfield pairing another go. uncertain
Arteta → struggle → go
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