Arsenal

Odegaard was forced off the field in the 79th minute of Sunday's 2-0 loss to Aston Villa due to an apparent injury, as manager Mikel Arteta told reporters, "Because he was feeling something," when asked why he was taken off.

Timber (knee) is nearing a return and needs match minutes, according to manager Mikel Arteta."He's still got a few steps to make. He needs to play a game, at least with the under-21s and he's going to have an in-house game soon as well. He's done everything in training, now it's getting that match fitness and having people around him to start competing in a full match which is different to training."

Odegaard had one shot (zero on goal) and five chances created in Tuesday's 2-2 draw against Bayern Munich.