Arteta has another defensive headache to contend with (Picture: Getty)William Saliba is a major doubt for Arsenal’s Carabao Cup semi-final showdown against Chelsea with Riccardo Calafiori still ‘weeks’ away from returning to action. Mikel Arteta has been able to call upon his first choice centre-half pairing again in recent games with Gabriel Magalhaes returning from injury at the end of December. But speaking at his pre-match press conference on Tuesday, Arteta revealed Saliba, along with Leandro Trossard, could miss the trip to Stamford Bridge. As a loyal Metro reader, we want to make sure you never miss our stories when searching for your news. Also also remain without Cristhian Mosquera who is also still a few weeks away from returning from the ankle injury he suffered in early December.

Source: Metro January 13, 2026 14:12 UTC