Overview
- Ødegaard sustained medial collateral ligament damage to his left knee on October 4 against West Ham and was substituted in the first half.
- Club and media reports indicate he is unlikely to return before the end of the November international window, a layoff of roughly six weeks.
- He is set to miss Premier League matches with Fulham, Crystal Palace, Burnley and Sunderland, Champions League ties against Atlético Madrid and Slavia Prague, and a Carabao Cup game versus Brighton.
- Arsenal do not expect the injury to require surgery, and he withdrew from Norway’s October fixtures with expectations he will miss November qualifiers as well.
- Eberechi Eze has been deputising in the creative role, with Ethan Nwaneri also an option, and a possible return for the November 23 north London derby depends on his rehabilitation progress.