Leeds at the Emirates on Saturday
Arsenal host Leeds United at the Emirates on Saturday, 13:30 CEST, in round six of the Premier League (1). You go in second on 12 points from five games.
The Brighton trip is still the sore one. Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Arsenal on Saturday, September 19, your only defeat in the last five (1).
Dan James out, Wilson a doubt for Leeds
Daniel Farke confirmed the Leeds team news himself: "Daniel James will miss the Arsenal game, so he is out with a back injury. He came back with this back injury, more or less, from his national team, and for that he is not available for this game" (3). Harry Wilson is a doubt (3).
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Arsenal's own list is not clean. Ben White and Cristhian Mosquera are concerns, and Kai Havertz is too (3).
Hincapié back at the training ground
Piero Hincapié took another step in his recovery and was seen again at Arsenal's facilities on Thursday (2). More cover at the back is exactly what you need this week.
Merson thinks Leeds have a leveller
Paul Merson reckons Leeds could have an "advantage" over Arsenal at Elland Road this weekend (5). Note the venue, because the fixture list says otherwise: your next match is at the Emirates (1).
Zubimendi linked with a January exit
Zubimendi could leave Arsenal in January, with Real Madrid a possible destination (8). Unconfirmed.
Gyökeres, Rodrygo and Fabian Ruiz on the radar
Arsenal will listen to offers for Viktor Gyökeres, with the striker reportedly not comfortable with his current situation at the club (10). Rodrygo stays a Mikel Arteta priority and Arsenal keep pushing (11).
Chelsea are preparing a €70m offer for PSG's Fabian Ruiz, with Arsenal among the clubs monitoring (9). Arsenal and Man Utd both gathered information on Belgian left-back Joaquin Seys (13).
Gabriel Jesus on the Barcelona move
Gabriel Jesus says he expected to stay. "In my head, either I would stay at Arsenal until the end of my contract, or I would return to Brazil," he told Barcelona's official website. "I thought the opportunity to play for Barça had passed, but God surprised me again" (7).
Fan reactions
The big talking point among Arsenal fans is a report that Kylian Mbappé could be weighing a move in 2027, with Arsenal named alongside Liverpool as a possible landing spot. The mood is more disbelief than expectation, and nobody is treating it as anything close to done. Thread
