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Hincapie and Zubimendi ruled out of Lille game after warm-down injuries

Both hurt their ankles in a post-match session after Saturday's 2-1 win over Leeds and will miss Tuesday's Champions League tie. Arteta said scans were due on Monday and that Hincapie's injury looks the more serious.

Also covered by The Guardian and The Athletic.

Saliba back on the grass with his return still weeks away

The defender has been doing individual sessions for over a week after the back injury he picked up at the World Cup, which specialists decided did not need surgery. Arteta would not commit to a return date.

Giroud returns to the Emirates with Lille at 40

The striker, who has 12 goals in 51 appearances for the French side, said leaving Arsenal in 2018 so he could play at that year's World Cup was one of the toughest choices of his career.

Also covered by The Athletic and Sky Sports.

Gabriel says he will take the next penalty after his final shootout miss

The defender put Arsenal's last spot kick over the bar as they lost May's Champions League final to Paris Saint-Germain, and said he will step up again if another penalty comes his way.

Also covered by Evening Standard and Sky Sports.

Lille arrive without Tiago Santos and the suspended Ethan Mbappe

Santos ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and tore the meniscus after a tackle against Le Havre at the weekend, while Mbappe is banned following his red card against Real Betis.

Arteta tells Saka to aim for two or three goals a game

Arsenal's top scorer has three in six league games, and Arteta said setting a season target of 20 is the wrong mindset after Saka missed clear chances against Leeds, Sunderland and Napoli.

Also covered by Arseblog News.

Messi names Max Dowman among ten future stars

The 16 year old was picked out in a new Adidas advert in which Messi lists ten young players he expects to make it, and Arteta said he hopes Messi is right.

Also covered by football.london.

Dowman wins Carabao Cup Player of the Round

The award is for his display in the 4-0 third round win at Ipswich, where he scored twice and set up Mikel Merino's goal.

Arteta says Eze will get many opportunities

Eze has not started a Premier League game this season and was an unused substitute against Leeds, with Arteta saying players have to earn the right to play in training.

Rice is not the lighthouse any more, says Arteta

Arteta told Rice before the season that his role had changed, and the midfielder has three open play assists in six league games, more than he managed in the whole of last season.

Loan watch: Setford keeps a clean sheet and Nwaneri starts again for Dortmund

Tommy Setford kept his first clean sheet of the season in Stevenage's 1-0 win over Wigan, and Ethan Nwaneri made a fourth straight Bundesliga start as Dortmund drew 2-2 with Werder Bremen.

Six English outfielders started a league game for the first time since 1999

Konsa, White, Lewis-Skelly, Rice, Saka and Madueke all began the 2-1 win over Leeds, the first time Arsenal have named that many English outfield players in a top flight line up since February 1999.

Women

Arsenal Women 10th in the WSL after their worst start since 2014

Arsenal have one win, two draws and two defeats from the opening rounds and sit 10 points behind leaders Manchester City. ESPN reports the start has prompted a comprehensive internal review.

Academy

U19s host Lille in the Youth League on Tuesday afternoon

David Horseman's side kick off at 1pm at Mangata Developments Stadium, streamed on Arsenal.com, after goals from Andre Harriman-Annous and Luis Munoz won the opener 2-1 at Napoli.

Social

• u/MajorAfternoon109 on Reddit: Shares Jon Mackenzie's video breakdown of how Odegaard's work off the ball created the space for the comeback against Leeds.
• u/defenestrate_urself on Reddit: Links a report that Arsene Wenger is being tipped to stand against Gianni Infantino for the FIFA presidency.
• u/Ifxfa on Reddit: Argues Bruno Guimaraes' scoring run is sustainable, pointing to three consecutive seasons of 10 to 15 goals and assists at Newcastle.
• Lewis Ambrose on Bluesky: Writes that mental shortcuts are what stopped supporters enjoying Noni Madueke on a day he was Arsenal's most dangerous player.
• Daily Cannon on Bluesky: Marks 30 years since Arsene Wenger's first match in charge, a date they share with their own birthday.
• now.arsenal on Bluesky: Clips Ethan Nwaneri's bicycle kick for Dortmund, which flew in off the post before the referee's whistle ruled it out.

Podcasts

• The ArsenalVision Podcast, Arsenal Fight Back To Beat Leeds as City Farce Rolls On (1h 19m). Elliot and Clive on the comeback against Leeds, the individual performances, and City's win at Liverpool.
• Purely Arsenal, THE SIT DOWN: "Arsenal 2-1 Leeds United Review" Purely Arsenal S5E08 (1h 13m). Jack Sessions and Neil Shah review the win over Leeds and look ahead to the Lille game.
• Arsenal AM, Arsenal_AM_Episode_181 Giroud returns (16 min). A short episode on Giroud's return to the Emirates and his years under Wenger.
• Arsenal Women: Trailblazers, Arsenal Women International Round-Up: Russo, Baum & Blackstenius Shine (15 min). Roberto Revilla on the international break, including Alessia Russo being named England Women's Player of the Year.
• Arsenal Editor Podcast, Another Bruno Bonanza (49 min). Toby Parkes and Rory Denoon Duncan on another Bruno Guimaraes goal and the lack of fluidity in attack.

On This Day

2022. Bukayo Saka's 24th minute goal won it 1-0 away at Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League group stage, in front of 7,922 inside the Aspmyra Stadion. Via Wikipedia

2019. Arsenal Women lost 2-1 at Chelsea in the WSL. Danielle van de Donk put them ahead after nine minutes before Bethany England levelled and Maria Thorisdottir won it five minutes from time. Via The Arsenal Women Archive

2001. Robert Pires scored inside five minutes and Thierry Henry added a second after 74 for a 2-0 win at Southampton, watched by 29,759 at St Mary's. Via Wikipedia

1984. Frank Simek was born in St Louis and was on Arsenal's books from 2003 to 2005 before a long career at Sheffield Wednesday. He turns 42 today.