The Bottom Line

Men: Arteta says Saka is out for weeks with his quad injury and will be reassessed after the international break, while Konsa is fit for Hull after the knee knock in Prague. France left Saliba out, so he stays in London. White, Konsa, Lewis-Skelly, Rice and Eze are with England, Madueke is not, and Dowman's appeal against his red card failed.

Women: Olivia Smith's long range equaliser against Birmingham is one of eight goals nominated for the Women's Super League Goal of the Month for October, with the winner announced on Thursday.

Academy: Max Dowman has a first England Under-21 call-up at 16, alongside Tommy Setford and Ethan Nwaneri. The Under-18s can top their Premier League Cup group by beating Sunderland on Saturday.

Men

Arteta puts Saka's absence in weeks and says he is about to start working on the pitch

Arteta said Saka is out for weeks with the quad injury he picked up against Bayern Munich and will be looked at again after the international break. The winger is about to start doing more on the grass.

Also covered by Evening Standard.

Konsa is fit for Hull after the knee knock in Prague

Arteta said Konsa was feeling much better and has trained on both days since being taken off against Slavia Prague, where he was withdrawn as a precaution. He is available on Saturday.

Also covered by The Independent and Arseblog News.

Zidane leaves Saliba out of the France squad

France named their squad for the games with Italy and Turkey without Saliba, after Arsenal passed on his medical information and left the decision to Zidane. Saliba has not played a competitive minute this season and could feature against Hull.

Also covered by Sky Sports.

Five Gunners named in the England squad, with White recalled and Madueke left out

Tuchel picked White, Konsa, Lewis-Skelly, Rice and Eze for the Nations League games against Croatia on 12 November and Spain on 15 November. He left out Madueke, calling it a close call after the winger got minutes in Saka's absence.

Also covered by Evening Standard and Arseblog News.

Arteta says Arsenal are looking after Rice and will not restrict him

Rice has played more minutes than any other Arsenal player this season, and Arteta said the club are really looking after him and cannot restrict his qualities. Rice's five Premier League assists already match his total for all of last season.

Also covered by The Athletic and The Guardian.

Dowman's red card appeal is rejected and he misses Hull and Newcastle

A three person independent commission rejected Arsenal's appeal, with the majority finding that Dowman's attempted kick at Harrison Neal gave the referee a decision to make. His age was not accepted as a reason to reduce the three match ban.

Tzolis says Mosquera was the first to help him settle in London

Tzolis, who joined from Club Brugge in the summer, said Mosquera began talking to him in pre-season and is closest to him in age. He is back from the hamstring injury that cost him six games and has yet to score for the club.

Arsenal reported to be compiling scouting reports on Marcus Tavernier

ESPN, citing TEAMtalk, reports that Arsenal and Manchester United are watching the Bournemouth midfielder, who has six goals in 14 appearances this season. Newcastle and Tottenham are also said to be interested.

Women

Smith's strike against Birmingham is nominated for the WSL Goal of the Month

Smith's long range equaliser in October's 1-1 draw at Emirates Stadium is one of eight goals shortlisted, alongside efforts from Keira Walsh and Ella Toone. The winner is announced on Thursday.

Fox says she only became a full-back at college

In a Reddit question and answer session run by the club, Fox said she played as a forward throughout her youth and moved to left-back at college to give herself a route into the United States squad.

Academy

Dowman gets a first England Under-21 call-up at 16

Carsley named Dowman in his squad for friendlies against Portugal and France, a step up from the 13 appearances he has made for the Under-19s. Tommy Setford and Ethan Nwaneri, on loan at Stevenage and Borussia Dortmund, are also in.

Also covered by football.london.

The Under-18s can seal top spot in their cup group against Sunderland

A win in Saturday's 11.30am kick-off at the Sobha Realty Training Centre guarantees first place in the group and a place in the knockout stage. Josh Smith's side have won seven in a row.

The Under-21s go looking for a first league win of the season

David Horseman's side are 25th in Premier League 2 with four draws and two defeats from six games. Aston Villa visit at 2pm on Sunday, free to watch on Arsenal.com and the club app.

Social

• u/nauman000 on Reddit: Spotted in the title celebration footage: the bottle handed to Arteta by his son was a Manchester City one.
• u/Good-Ebening on Reddit: An ESPN piece in which Tuchel asks England supporters not to boo Ben White at Wembley.
• u/Willlllllllly on Reddit: A long and sincere post about why the writer has come round to Arteta, which the thread took in the spirit it was meant.
• Billy Carpenter on Bluesky: On Calafiori's defending, and how much of the improvement comes from body angles rather than pace.
• James Benge on Bluesky: Rice now leads the Premier League for progressive passing, the part of his game most questioned when he arrived.
• Grace Robertson on Bluesky: Links her own long piece arguing Arsenal are positioned to dominate English football if the next few decisions go right.

Podcasts

• Inside Arsenal with Charles Watts, Mikel Arteta press conference reaction - Konsa boost, Saka latest & White call-up (12 min). A reaction to Friday's press conference, taking in the Konsa and Saka updates and Ben White's England recall.
• The Big Arsenal Breakfast Show, EYE OF THE TIGER!: Does Gyok Keep His Place?! (37 min). A Hull preview built around whether Gyokeres keeps the shirt after Prague or Havertz returns, plus squad depth.
• Kanu Believe It, Episode 400 - Jerkyll and Hyde (1h 8m). Met and Wayne mark 400 episodes, review the two halves of the Slavia Prague win and preview Hull.
• Arsenal AM, Arsenal_AM_Episode_201 "be better than Hull and beat them" (29 min). A short morning show on Arteta's message before Hull, and the matchday food bank collection.
• Arsenal Women: Trailblazers, Arsenal Women: Can Renée Fix It? Latest News & Liverpool Preview (28 min). The week in the women's team before Anfield on Sunday and Barcelona in the Champions League after it.

On This Day

2010. Andy Carroll headed Newcastle in front on the stroke of half time at the Emirates and Arsenal could not answer it, losing 1-0 in front of 60,059. Via Wikipedia

2009. Arsenal won 4-1 at Molineux with a strange scoreline: Ronald Zubar and Jody Craddock put through their own goals before Fabregas and Arshavin added two more, and Craddock then scored at the right end late on. Via Wikipedia

1999. Patrick Vieira pulled one back at White Hart Lane after Steffen Iversen and Tim Sherwood had scored inside 20 minutes, and Arsenal lost the derby 2-1. Via Wikipedia

1979. A 2-2 draw at Magdeburg's Ernst Grube Stadium took Arsenal through 4-3 on aggregate in the Cup Winners' Cup second round, a run that ended in the final against Valencia on penalties. Via Wikipedia