The Bottom Line

Men: William Saliba is in the squad at Slavia Prague, four months after injuring his back at the World Cup, and Arteta says he is ready to go. Arteta answered Liverpool's penalty complaints by saying he has a massive library of unpunished shirt pulls. The squad observed a silence for Jesus de Miguel, who died on Tuesday.

Academy: The Under-19s play Slavia Prague in the UEFA Youth League at noon on Wednesday, with four points from three games against Slavia's nine.

Men

Saliba travels to Prague and Arteta says he is ready to go

Saliba trained with the squad on Tuesday and flew to Czechia, four months after going off injured in the World Cup semi-final. Arteta said he played 45 minutes behind closed doors last week and feels ready to go.

Also covered by The Guardian and BBC Sport.

Arteta on the Isak shirt pull: 'I have a massive library'

Asked in Prague about Jurrien Timber's unpunished pull on Alexander Isak at Anfield, Arteta said he has a massive library of clips of shirts being pulled and grabbed. He said the one incident did not merit the discussion it has had.

Also covered by Evening Standard.

Arsenal observe a silence for Jesus de Miguel

Players and staff gathered around a screen at the training ground on Tuesday after the 30-year-old Tenerife striker died from head and chest injuries suffered in a collision with Andorra goalkeeper Jesus Owono. Arteta called it absolutely heartbreaking.

Also covered by ESPN and BBC Sport.

Arteta says Zubimendi and Merino are playing a pivotal role

Zubimendi's only starts this season have come in the League Cup, after an ankle injury and the summer arrival of Bruno Guimaraes. Arteta said both he and Merino are playing a pivotal role and need to feel important.

Also covered by Arsenal.com.

Raya, Rice, Russo and Kelly among nine Arsenal names on the FIFPRO World 11 shortlists

Raya, Gabriel, Saliba and Rice are on the 26-man men's shortlist, with Fox, Kelly, Russo, Ona Batlle and summer departure Katie McCabe among the women's finalists. The teams are announced on Monday 9 November.

Slavia Prague away kicks off at 8pm on Wednesday

Kick-off in Prague is 8pm UK on Wednesday. Arsenal are unbeaten in their last nine Champions League away games, and Slavia have gone 22 matches in the competition without a win, stretching back to 2007.

Real Madrid reported to be monitoring Calafiori

ESPN, citing TEAMtalk, reports that Real Madrid see Calafiori as a primary target at left back and have made initial enquiries ahead of a possible move in summer 2027. Any approach would need a substantial fee.

Academy

Under-19s play Slavia Prague in the Youth League at noon on Wednesday

Kick-off at the Sports Centre Radotin is 12pm UK, with the game free to watch on Arsenal.com and the club app. Arsenal have four points from three games and sit 18th, 16 places behind Slavia.

Social

• u/renbouy on Reddit: Piero Hincapie posted a picture of Liverpool's gold Premier League badge with the caption 'I don't forget', a year after Virgil van Dijk did the same to Arsenal.
• u/Kilasatzz on Reddit: Arsenal's defensive numbers after 15 games: fewest goals conceded with five, fewest shots on target conceded with 23, fewest big chances conceded with 12, and the most clean sheets.
• u/whocoulditbe19 on Reddit: A write-up arguing that Arteta's second-half substitutions at Anfield finished off a tiring Liverpool side.
• James Benge on Bluesky: Odegaard covered 1.39km at sprint and high speed against Liverpool, a distance he has beaten only once in a Premier League match, and made over 21 per cent of Arsenal's high pressures.
• Billy Carpenter on Bluesky: Madueke ranked among 54 Premier League wingers: first for open-play crosses completed per 90, and second for carries into dangerous positions, crosses into dangerous positions and passes into dangerous positions.
• Phil Costa on Bluesky: On the training ground pictures: 'Saliba with the injury lay-off struggle beard. We've never been so back.'

Podcasts

• Arseblog Arsecast, The Arsenal Podcast, Arsenal Women Arsecast Episode 180: Every day is like Sunday (1h 5m). Tim Stillman and Jamie Spangher on the 1-1 draw with Aston Villa, a settled starting line-up that was changed at half time, and the failings the season keeps repeating.
• North Cork to the North Bank, Anfield Finally Falls! Liverpool 0-1 Arsenal (39 min). Havertz's goal, Rice's performance, the defensive display and the two Liverpool penalty claims, from an Irish supporters' podcast.
• Arsenal AM, Episode 198: Arteta considers putting his Willy out to play (23 min). Saliba's availability for Prague and how much Arteta might change from the side that won at Anfield.
• Latte Firm, Slavia Prague vs. Arsenal Match Preview (43 min). A full preview of Wednesday's Champions League league phase game in Czechia.
• The Arsenal Armchair Podcast, Arsenal Armchair Podcast #23 (22 min). The win at Anfield, the trip to Slavia Prague, and Arsenal Women's run of draws in the WSL.

On This Day

2025. Arsenal won 3-0 at Slavia Prague in the Champions League league phase, Saka scoring a first-half penalty and Merino twice in 22 minutes after the break. Arsenal go back to the Fortuna Arena on the same date tonight. Via Wikipedia

2020. Vivianne Miedema scored all four goals in a 4-0 League Cup win at London City Lionesses, three of them inside 41 minutes. Via The Arsenal Women Archive

1989. Arsenal came from 2-0 down, and then from 3-2 behind, to beat Norwich 4-3 at Highbury. David O'Leary levelled it in the 78th minute and Lee Dixon won it from the penalty spot in the 90th. Via Wikipedia

1931. Bill Dodgin Jr was born, a defender on Arsenal's books for nine years from 1952 to 1961.