Overview
- Gabriel Magalhaes hobbled off during Brazil’s match against Senegal with an apparent groin issue, exiting just after the hour mark as Arsenal await further assessment before the November 23 North London derby.
- Arsenal’s Saliba–Gabriel partnership has anchored the division’s stingiest record with only five Premier League goals conceded this season.
- City trimmed the gap to four points with a win over Liverpool before the break, as Pep Guardiola stressed the title cannot be won in November.
- The schedule hands City earlier kick-offs against Newcastle, Leeds and Fulham across the next three rounds, with Arsenal playing their fixtures a day later in each case.
- Arsenal’s fitness picture remains mixed as Riccardo Calafiori returned early from Italy duty, Martin Odegaard is described as some distance from a comeback, Gabriel Jesus targets a return before the new year, and Viktor Gyokeres and Gabriel Martinelli continue recovery work.