Arsenal physio Colin Lewin
Injury News
Please note The injury news on Arsenal.com is updated only from Arsène Wenger's press conferences and his interviews with Arsenal TV Online. For clarification purposes, this is dated.
Emmanuel Eboue
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Emmanuel's knee injury ruled him out of the Manchester United and Aston Villa clashes and he will not return against Manchester City.
Tomas Rosicky
Thursday, November 20, 2008
On November 11, Arsenal released the following statement: "Tomas Rosicky yesterday underwent routine revision surgery in Germany. The operation went as planned and Tomas will now spend at least a few weeks convalescing in Germany. Thereafter he will follow a tailored rehabilitation progamme devised by our medical team." The Czech midfielder has been out since January 29 with a hamstring problem.
Kolo Toure
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Kolo could miss the trip to Eastlands after picking up an injury on international duty. "Kolo Toure is a major doubt [for Man City],” said Wenger. “He got an injury on his calf with Ivory Coast."
Theo Walcott
Thursday, November 20, 2008
The winger dislocated his shoulder during an England training session on Tuesday November 18 and will not play until next year. However, reports that his injury could blight the rest of Walcott's career appear to be wide of the mark. "Theo had a dislocated shoulder and he had surgery today. He will be out three months," confirmed Wenger
Eduardo
Thursday, November 20, 2008
The Croatian striker has not played since breaking his leg and dislocating his ankle during a Premier League game at Birmingham City on February 23. Now, after surgery and a long rehabilitation, Eduardo is on the brink of rejoining his team-mates on the training pitch. "He is doing very well and is one week away from joining in training,” confirmed Arsène Wenger.
