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Tzolis and Havertz hurt on international duty, Konsa a doubt for Leeds

Tzolis is reported to face up to three weeks out after pulling his hamstring for Greece against the Netherlands, and Havertz has been scanned on a hamstring problem of his own. Konsa is a doubt for Saturday with a dead leg.

Also covered by The Guardian and football.london.

Max Dowman given three Guinness World Records for last season

Dowman has been presented with records for the youngest Premier League champion at 16 years and 144 days, the youngest Premier League scorer at 16 years and 73 days, and the youngest player to appear in the Champions League at 15 years and 308 days.

Also covered by football.london.

Arteta says the Champions League final defeat left a scar he wants to use

In an interview with The Athletic, Arteta said he still has the scar and the poison in his veins from losing the final to Paris Saint-Germain on penalties in Budapest, and that it should drive him and the squad on.

Also covered by Evening Standard.

Arteta's new contract is reported to be worth more than £20m a season

The Guardian reports the four year deal Arteta signed on Wednesday pays him more than £20m a season, up from £10m plus a £5m bonus, which would make him the best paid manager in the Premier League.

Rice is close to a new Arsenal contract

Rice's representatives kept talking to the club through the international break and the Evening Standard understands a full agreement is close, with a pay rise that would take him near Saka, currently the club's highest earner.

Farke confirms Dan James will miss Leeds' trip to the Emirates

James is out with a back injury picked up with Wales and Joe Rodon will not travel, though Harry Wilson has returned to team training and may yet be fit. Leeds arrive fifth and unbeaten, three points behind Arsenal.

Also covered by football.london.

International roundup: Gyokeres scores in all four, Merino's double, four assists for Odegaard

Gyokeres scored in each of Sweden's four matches and became the first player to score in seven consecutive Nations League games. Merino scored twice in Spain's comeback against Croatia, and Odegaard made four assists for Norway.

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Injury roundup: Cerci, Holmberg and Mariona all sidelined over the break

Cerci has withdrawn from Germany's friendlies against Japan and Australia with a knee problem, and Sweden say Holmberg sprained a foot in training. Mariona Caldentey, hurt at Manchester City on Sunday, looks set to miss the rest of the block.

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U21s host Sunderland still looking for a first league win

David Horseman's side have drawn three and lost one of their four Premier League 2 matches so far. U18 midfielders Maalik Hashi and Emerson Nwaneri trained with the U21s during the week.

Social

• u/AnyBad7112 on Reddit: Arsenal tube station will be shut for Saturday's game because of damage inside the station, with Finsbury Park, Highbury & Islington and Caledonian Road the alternatives.
• u/JFedererJ on Reddit: A homemade tracker of Arsenal's goals against their xG so far this season, colour coded for matches where the attack over or underperformed, with the opposition's numbers alongside.
• u/MajorAfternoon109 on Reddit: Odegaard has completed 309 accurate passes in this season's Nations League, more than any other midfielder in the competition.
• Amy Lawrence on Bluesky: The journalist behind today's Arteta interview on what it was like to do it, and on the olive trees, curiosity and club culture that filled the rest of the conversation.
• Prashant on Bluesky: A photograph of Max Dowman holding his three Guinness World Records certificates outside the training ground, with each record listed.
• now.arsenal on Bluesky: Riyad Mahrez says a move to Arsenal after Leicester's title win was almost done before Leicester blocked it, and he joined Manchester City instead.

Podcasts

• Arseblog Arsecast, The Arsenal Podcast, Episode 896: Mikel's big extension (1h 11m). Blogs is joined by Kaya Kaynak on Arteta's contract extension, where the club was when he arrived and how the job has changed since.
• The ArsenalVision Podcast, Mikel Signs And Arsenal Finally Return But Not At Full Strength (1h 19m). Phil, Clive and Tim on the new contract and on the injuries the long international break has left Arteta with before Leeds.
• Handbrake Off: The Athletic FC's Arsenal show, What's next for Arteta's Arsenal project? (53 min). Ian Stone, Amy Lawrence, Art de Roche and Nnamdi Onyeagwara on what the contract means for the next four years, plus a Leeds preview and the injury list.
• Latte Firm, Arsenal vs. Leeds United | Match Preview with Adam Pope of the BBC. (28 min). Adam Pope, who covers Leeds for the BBC, on their unbeaten start, life under Farke, their summer signings and the visitors' team news.
• Arsenal AM, Arsenal_AM_Episode_177 Somehow I ended up getting into soft-power (18 min). A short solo episode on Rice's contract and on what another Arteta extension would imply for the next few transfer windows.

On This Day

2022. Martinelli scored inside a minute, Saka added a second in first half stoppage time and then a penalty on 76 minutes as Arsenal beat Liverpool 3-2 in front of 60,059 at the Emirates. Nunez and Firmino had twice pulled Liverpool level. Via Wikipedia

1988. Paul Davis and Michael Thomas scored four minutes apart at Villa Park as Arsenal beat Manchester United 2-1 to win the Football League Centenary Trophy, Clayton Blackmore replying late for United. Via Wikipedia

1910. Jack Crayston was born in Grange-over-Sands, and scored on his competitive debut after signing in 1934, an 8-1 win over Liverpool. The right half won two league titles and the 1936 FA Cup, and came back to manage the club from 1956 to 1958.