{"id":1211,"date":"2026-03-20T11:42:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T11:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/osport.com.ng\/?p=1211"},"modified":"2026-03-20T11:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T11:42:08","slug":"arsenal-star-ben-white-issues-injury-update-as-jurrien-timber-battles-ankle-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/osport.com.ng\/?p=1211","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal star Ben White issues injury update as Jurrien Timber battles ankle issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_2bf2ce\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Ben White returned to the Arsenal starting XI on Tuesday as the Gunners saw off Bayer Leverkusen (2-0) to book their place in the Champions League quarter-finals<\/h2>\n<div class=\"Byline_byline-container__K_Owl\" data-testid=\"byline\"><span class=\"Byline_byline-content-wrapper__Imque\" data-testid=\"byline-content\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"Byline_author-badge-date-wrapper__Q7jj1\">\n<p><span class=\"\" data-testid=\"byline-publishedDate\">10:17, 20 Mar 2026<\/span><span class=\"ArticleTimestamp_updated-date__7qD4Q ArticleTimestamp_updated-date-with-published__iFKpF\" data-testid=\"byline-updatedDate\">Updated 10:30, 20 Mar 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<p><button class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"33628268\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ben White\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33628268.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_GettyImages-2266581097.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33628268.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_GettyImages-2266581097.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33628268.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_GettyImages-2266581097.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33628268.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_GettyImages-2266581097.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Ben White is hoping to play a key role for Arsenal during the run-in\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Ben White is hoping to play a key role for Arsenal during the run-in<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Ben White insists he&#8217;s now looking to put his injury struggles behind him after making his first start for Arsenal in a month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The England international played 69 minutes on Tuesday as the Gunners beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium to seal their spot in the Champions League quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It&#8217;s been a notably tough campaign for White to date as he&#8217;s battled two separate hamstring injuries plus had to settle for a place on the bench.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">However, he&#8217;s now optimistic he can finish the season strong to bolster Arsenal&#8217;s Quadruple push.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">White told Arsenal&#8217;s official podcast &#8216;The Dispatch&#8217; following his return to the field ahead of this weekend&#8217;s Carabao Cup final: &#8220;Yeah it was top, obviously I&#8217;ve been struggling with a little bit of an injury so it was nice to get some minutes and obviously win and get through to the next round.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">FOLLOW OUR ARSENAL FB PAGE! Latest Gunners news, analysis and much more via our dedicated Facebook page<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He continued: &#8220;Obviously I played 60-70 last night and it felt good. It&#8217;s been a frustrating one really, a few hamstring injuries, different, not the same thing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Really frustrating, not really much I can do about them so it&#8217;s been annoying but I feel much better now. Hopefully I&#8217;ll stay fit until the end of the season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">When asked if he might now alter his pre-match preparations and routine in a bid to stay fit, White made it clear he did not feel the need to change too much as he&#8217;s been a mainstay in previous seasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In his mind, he&#8217;s just suffered terrible luck, explaining: &#8220;Sometimes you get unlucky and I think I&#8217;ve been unlucky a few times with how I&#8217;ve got injured. <!-- -->&#8220;Before that, I never got injured so I don&#8217;t really want to change too much (as that&#8217;s what&#8217;s been working).&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-33628275\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"33628275\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.39\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ben White\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33628275.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2267206294.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33628275.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_GettyImages-2267206294.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33628275.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_GettyImages-2267206294.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33628275.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2267206294.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Ben White played 69 minutes for Arsenal on Tuesday against Bayer Leverkusen\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Ben White played 69 minutes for Arsenal on Tuesday against Bayer Leverkusen<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">White could be in with a shout of starting at Wembley against Manchester City if Jurrien Timber is not fit to start the contest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Dutchman was forced off in last Saturday&#8217;s 2-0 Premier League win over Everton due to an issue and the full-back was not able to recover in time to face Leverkusen on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He initially hurt his ankle but was later seen holding his groin\/adductor prior to being substituted against the Toffees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Cristhian Mosquera has also been utilised at right-back so Mikel Arteta is not short of options, even if Timber fails to beat his race against the clock.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">White was not included in Thomas Tuchel&#8217;s extended 35-man squad for England&#8217;s upcoming international friendlies against Uruguay and Japan.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"Factbox_factbox-container__hSMOa\" id=\"factbox\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Entering Factbox content\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"32887284\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"factbox\" data-testid=\"factbox\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 615px) 615px, (max-width: 810px) 810px, 1168px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article32887212.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1168v\/0_SEEING-RED-ART-1.jpg\" srcset=\"&#10; 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