Arsenal have finally received some good news on the injury front after losing another key player.

Arsenal could be set for timely injury boosts after losing one of their key starters just days into the international break. The Gunners went into the break in poor form, slipping nine points behind leaders Liverpool after drawing to London rivals Chelsea in their last game before the break.

The bad news continued into this week, with Ben White requiring minor surgery on his knee, and it’s reported the clean-up procedure will keep the defender out for the rest of the calendar year, a huge blow for the Gunners.

Injury issues have piled up for Mikel Arteta this season, and with White a key part of his back-line, the Spaniard has a big problem to solve over the course of the break. But it’s not all bad news, with the Daily Mail reporting that two defenders will return from injury after the break.

The report claims Riccardo Calafiori and Takehiro Tomiyasu will both be back and ready for selection when Arsenal continue their Premier League campaign against Nottingham Forest on November 23. Tomiyasu’s return is particularly timely given he will likely cover for White on the right having not played at all this season due to a knee injury he suffered in pre-season.

Arteta said after the Japan international suffered a setback in October: “We don’t know that (how long he will be out for). It doesn’t look like, hopefully, a long period but we have to see when he comes back how he reacts to the load and to the impact on the pitch as well.

“But we really need him, he has been incredible, his work rate, the amount of hours he has put in to get back. He did it and he was in great shape – and now he has got something else again. But, we are all behind him. He needs our support and hopefully, he will be fine.”

As for Calafiori, his time on the sidelines has been much shorter, with the Italian suffering a muscular issue that has kept him out since the Shakhtar Donetsk clash on October 22. With Timber not looking altogether comfortable, the return of Calafiori will be welcomed by Arteta, with Oleksandr Zinchenko also likely pushing for a start.