William Saliba
Arsenal defender William Saliba (24) was substituted at half-time in Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Crystal Palace after picking up an issue that forced him off. Manager Mikel Arteta confirmed the centre-back “had to be out after the first half” and admitted that they are uncertain about the exact cause of the problem.
Arteta stated that with Saliba there “are two things related to his substitution” but did not clarify whether the issue was muscular, joint-related or something else. (Source: The Athletic)
Update Tuesday 28 October 2025
🎙️|Mikel Arteta: He's out, we are assessing him, but he won't be involved in this match (against Brighton).” (Source: Arsenal)
Mikel Arteta is still unsure on the prognosis of the issues that caused William Saliba, Declan Rice and Riccardo Calafiori to be substituted in Arsenal’s 1-0 win over Crystal Palace.
— The Athletic | Football (@TheAthleticFC) October 26, 2025
Asked whether he could specify their respective problems, Arteta said: “No, because I don’t… pic.twitter.com/F12b8T3oai