Men

Havertz back at Arsenal for tests on a muscle strain

Kai Havertz has pulled out of Germany's remaining Nations League matches with what the German FA called a muscle strain and returned to Arsenal for tests, with early optimism that it is not a long-term injury.

Lewis-Skelly starts on his 20th birthday as England lose 3-2 to Spain

Myles Lewis-Skelly started England's 3-2 Nations League defeat by Spain at Wembley on his 20th birthday, alongside Bukayo Saka and Ezri Konsa, while Mikel Merino came on for Spain's final eight minutes and Eberechi Eze, David Raya and Martin Zubimendi were unused.

Gyokeres says he was never close to leaving

Viktor Gyokeres told SVT Sport that staying at Arsenal was a given despite summer talk of a swap for Julian Alvarez, while admitting frustration at his start to the season, and he scored Sweden's winner against Romania on Friday.

Timber named in the Netherlands squad after workload talks

Jurrien Timber is among the Netherlands substitutes for their Nations League match against Serbia after head coach Xavi said he would be careful with the defender's workload following talks with Arsenal's medical staff.

Ian Wright on the reported Manchester City verdict

Manchester City have reportedly been found guilty of most of the 115 Premier League financial charges against them, and former Arsenal striker Ian Wright has called for heavy punishment, saying they cheated.

Also covered by football.london.

Former assistant Carlos Cuesta leaves Parma

Carlos Cuesta, formerly Mikel Arteta's assistant at Arsenal, has left Parma by mutual consent after three defeats in their first five Serie A matches.

Women

Chelsea beat Arsenal 1-0 at Stamford Bridge

Alyssa Thompson's first-half goal gave Chelsea a 1-0 WSL win over Arsenal at Stamford Bridge, lifting Chelsea to joint second, two points behind leaders Manchester City.

Also covered by The Guardian and Arseblog News.

Social

• u/Falsely_True7 on Reddit: Clip of Martin Odegaard limping off late in Norway's match after a challenge from Bernardo Silva.
• u/AnyBad7112 on Reddit: Highlights of Myles Lewis-Skelly's birthday start for England against Spain.
• u/AnyBad7112 on Reddit: Lamine Yamal stopping for a photo with Declan Rice's son at Wembley.
• now.arsenal on Bluesky: Clip of Viktor Gyokeres answering when he last felt proud of himself.
• The Women's Game on Bluesky: Katie McCabe in Chelsea blue against Arsenal for the first time.
• courtney on Bluesky: A fan's one-line reaction to Arsenal dropping points in September.

Podcasts

• Arseblog Arsecast, Arsecast Extra Episode 714 (1h 20m). The weekly Arsecast Extra discussion show.
• Stateside Gooners, Arsenal 1-0 HB Koge; CL Week 1 (49 min). The Women's Champions League opener against HB Koge.
• Inside Arsenal with Charles Watts, City's statement and Lewis-Skelly at Wembley (20 min). Manchester City's response to the reported verdict, and Lewis-Skelly's England start.
• The North Bank, Ep. 266, City guilty (1h 8m). The reported Manchester City verdict.
• Latte Firm, Guilty in 114 of 115. What now? (49 min). The reported verdict, with a Manchester City supporter's view.
• The Big Arsenal Breakfast Show, The fallout continues, and how the Arsenal boys got on (46 min). The City verdict fallout and Arsenal's players on international duty.

On This Day

2014. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's 74th minute equaliser earned a 1-1 draw with Tottenham at the Emirates, after Nacer Chadli had put Spurs ahead. Via Wikipedia

2000. Freddie Ljungberg scored twice at Highbury as Arsenal beat Lazio 2-0 in the Champions League group stage. Via Wikipedia

1978. Arsenal won 4-1 away at Lokomotive Leipzig to finish a 7-1 aggregate win in the first round of the UEFA Cup. Via Wikipedia