Arsenal have been warned that Ben White may be unavailable until at least the middle of January after fresh testing of his injury. BBC Sport reports Arsenal \u201cfear\u201d White\u2019s absence will be for a \u201cminimum of a month\u201d while he recovers from the setback. That best case timeline would see the 28-year-old miss seven or eight matches across three competitions; the absence could stretch longer.<\/p>\n
The schedule through mid-January presents a congested spell. Arsenal face Everton in the Premier League on Dec. 20 before a Carabao Cup quarterfinal against Crystal Palace on Dec. 23. League fixtures follow against Brighton on Dec. 27 and Aston Villa on Dec. 30. After the turn of the year Arsenal play Bournemouth (Jan. 3), Liverpool (Jan. 8), then travel to Portsmouth in the FA Cup third round on Jan. 11, and host Nottingham Forest on Jan. 17.<\/p>\n
Those fixtures mean a player missing a month could be absent for important matches in the Premier League, the Carabao Cup and the FA Cup. The club had seen improving cover in defence recently. William Saliba returned to the team after injury against Wolves, allowing Piero Hincapi\u00e9 to move to the left as Riccardo Calafiori served a suspension. Jurri\u00ebn Timber had been required to cover absences in the centre of defence, and White, after being an unused substitute for much of the season, had begun to start games.<\/p>\n
When White left the pitch, Myles Lewis-Skelly, the only defender on the bench, was the chosen replacement. That selection underlines the limits of available options on a given matchday and explains why the reported recovery timeline will be followed closely at the club. Arsenal will continue to monitor White\u2019s progress as they plan for the busy fixture list that runs through mid-January.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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