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Arteta keeps cards close to chest as injury-hit Arsenal eye FA Cup semis
Odegaard and Timber could return while Noni Madueke is out, leaving Arteta to manage a depleted squad after 11 players withdrew from duty.
- On Friday, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta provided positive injury news ahead of Saturday's FA Cup quarter-final at Southampton, revealing Noni Madueke's knee injury is not serious and stating "it's nowhere near that injury" after initial concerns.
- During the international break, Arsenal faced a wave of withdrawals with 11 squad members sidelined from national team duty; of 23 Premier League players to pull out, almost half were Arsenal players, with five departing after the Carabao Cup final defeat to Manchester City.
- Madueke suffered a knee injury in England's friendly against Uruguay last week and left Wembley with a brace, but scans confirmed the damage is less severe than feared; Arteta emphasized the injury is nowhere near a previous six-week absence.
- Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard and defender Jurrien Timber are "in contention to possibly be in the squad" against Southampton, offering a significant boost as Odegaard has not featured since February 22 and Eberechi Eze remains sidelined.
- While Eberechi Eze and 24-year-old Piero Hincapie remain ruled out, Arsenal faces a demanding stretch with Champions League quarter-final first leg against Sporting CP on Tuesday, April 7, followed by Bournemouth in the Premier League, as the Gunners chase their first title in 22 years with a nine-point lead.
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Arteta keeps cards close to chest as injury-hit Arsenal eye FA Cup semis
April 3 : Arsenal will be without injured England attacker Noni Madueke when they face Southampton in Saturday's FA Cup quarter-final, but Martin Odegaard and Jurrien Timber may return from injury, manager Mikel Arteta said.Madueke was among the 11 Arsenal players who withdrew from international duty last mon
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