Overview
- Following Sunday’s 1-0 win at West Ham, Declan Rice was seen holding his lower back yet has kept training, according to reporter Ryan Taylor.
- Ben White left the London Stadium in a knee brace with a reported MCL injury that is expected to end his season, leaving Arsenal short at right-back.
- Arteta briefly shifted Rice to right-back after White’s injury before returning him to midfield, and Paul Scholes has argued Rice should cover the position.
- Arsenal disclosed this week that Jakub Kiwior’s loan to Porto has become a permanent transfer, trimming defensive depth before season’s end.
- Arsenal can clinch a first league title since 2004 by winning their last two matches, with a Champions League final against Paris Saint‑Germain on May 30 still ahead.