{"id":9506,"date":"2026-05-08T13:14:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=9506"},"modified":"2026-05-08T13:14:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:14:04","slug":"jurrien-timber-injury-update-ahead-of-west-ham-vs-arsenal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=9506","title":{"rendered":"Jurrien Timber injury update ahead of West Ham vs Arsenal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2265466395.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28288309\" alt=\"Bayer 04 Leverkusen v Arsenal FC - UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 Round of 16 First Leg\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Arsenal defender Jurrien Timber (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jurrien Timber remains unavailable for Arsenal as they prepare for Sunday\u2019s huge Premier League clash with West Ham on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Timber\u2019s last appearance for the Gunners\u00a0was in the 2-0 victory over Everton in mid-March.<\/p>\n<p>It was initially thought that the Dutch defender had only sustained a minor injury, but he has now missed Arsenal\u2019s last 11 games in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old was seen celebrating on the pitch with his teammates following Arsenal\u2019s Champions League semi-final win over Atletico Madrid on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>But Mikel Arteta confirmed that Timber will still not be fit enough to feature this weekend as Arsenal turn their attention back to the league and a trip to relegation-threatened West Ham.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018No [fresh injury concerns], nothing to add,\u2019 the Spaniard said when asked about team news in Friday\u2019s pre-match press conference.<\/p>\n<p>On Timber and the also injured Mikel Merino, he added: \u2018No chance for them this weekend.\u2019<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GettyImages-2274698180.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=594\" class=\"article-image wp-image-28288463\" alt=\"Arsenal FC v Atletico de Madrid - UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 Semi Final Second Leg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Timber was on the pitch following Arsenal\u2019s win over Atletico Madrid (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Arteta also raised doubts about whether Timber would be seen again before the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I don\u2019t know, there is still a fair bit to do,\u2019 he said. \u2018Everything needs to be so smooth and quick.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Timber\u2019s injury has proved a frustrating and complicating one for Arsenal, with Arteta adding: \u2018That has probably been the most difficult thing to manage, with the player, with myself as well. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018We didn\u2019t expect it to take so long, and he\u2019s not fit to play.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal currently hold a five-point lead over Manchester City at the top of the table, although Pep Guardiola\u2019s side can cut that deficit to just two points with a win against Brentford on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on <meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/><br \/>\n<strong>Facebook,\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_Sport\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span 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