Vivianne Miedema to miss several weeks due to knee surgery

Arsenal head coach Jonas Eidevall provided an update on the Dutch striker's injury



Vivianne Miedema to miss several weeks due to knee surgery

Vivianne Miedema in action against Tottenham in December. The forward will miss the reverse fixture at Emirates Stadium on Sunday. Credit- WellOffside


Arsenal forward Vivianne Miedema requires minor knee surgery and will be sidelined for "several weeks."

Jonas Eidevall provided a number of injury updates in his press conference on Friday morning, including news of Miedema's recent setback.

Miedema and Victoria Pelova both left the Netherlands' squad in midweek to return to Arsenal, but Pelova is "progressing well" and is in contention to face Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday.

Leah Williamson withdrew from the England squad on the eve of the recent international break, but along with Katie McCabe could also feature on Saturday.

McCabe was substituted in Ireland's defeat to Wales due to a quad strain, whilst a hamstring injury meant that Williamson missed Arsenal's win over Manchester United.

Arsenal will be without defender Amanda Ilestedt, who missed the United game and subsequent international break due to illness.

Eidevall also provided an update on Lina Hurtig, saying: "There's not any clarity on [her] injury, which makes a potential return to football hard to predict. Potentially no return this season, but we will see."

Arsenal youngster Michelle Agyemang, on loan at Watford, came off injured after scoring twice for England U19 against France. Eidevall said that the 18-year-old will be sidelined for several weeks, and that Arsenal do not have a specific update yet.


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