Reports in Italy suggested that the knee issue was not a serious one, and Arteta confirmed ahead of the trip to Newcastle that the defender was likely to miss a “few weeks”. There has been no firm update on Calafiori’s recovery, but Arsenal will hope to have him available again later this month.

With that in mind, here's every game Saka has missed for Arsenal through injury, according to data from Transfermarkt. Despite the amount of times he is injured during games, it's probably a shorter list than you may think. Saka's first injury as an Arsenal player was a minor one.

Bukayo Saka's injury casts a significant shadow over Arsenal and England's upcoming fixtures, adding to concerns about his recurring injury problems.

Mikel Arteta will be sweating on the fitness of Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice for Arsenal's Premier League clash against Nottingham Forest. Mikel Arteta has been dealt an unfortunate hand regarding injuries this season with Saka and Rice among the latest Gunners stars to suffer fitness blows.

Arsenal return to Premier League action with more injury concerns ahead of the visit of Nottingham Forest on Saturday. Mikel Arteta was able to welcome Martin Odegaard back into the side prior to the international break after three months out with an ankle injury but there are now fresh problems for the Gunners boss to sweat over.