Declan Rice has picked up an injury at the worst time for Arsenal, and Mikel Arteta's recent update isn't calming fans' nerves ahead of Chelsea away.

Mikel Arteta said both Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice didn’t look very good after Arsenal’s draw at Chelsea, sparking injury concerns for both the Gunners and England. Arteta’s team were held to a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge in a game which didn’t lack effort or intensity,

Reports in Italy suggested that the knee issue was not a serious one, and Arteta confirmed ahead of the trip to Newcastle that the defender was likely to miss a “few weeks”. There has been no firm update on Calafiori’s recovery, but Arsenal will hope to have him available again later this month.

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Arsenal and Declan Rice have hardly had the ideal preparation for Sunday’s match against Chelsea, with the Gunners on both a three-game winless run in the Premier League and a t

Declan Rice remains a major doubt for Arsenal ahead of the trip to Chelsea in the Premier League on Sunday, with Mikel Arteta only able to offer a “vague” update on the midfielder’s foot injury. Rice missed Arsenal’s defeat to Inter Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday after sustaining the injury against Newcastle last weekend - with some reports suggesting the England international has a broken toe.

Arsenal news as Mikel Arteta faces multiple late injury decisions to make against Chelsea with crisis getting worse