ARSENAL defender William Saliba has been ruled out of the Carabao Cup fourth round match against Brighton tomorrow due to injury. The 24-year-old was hauled off at half-time against Crystal Palace

Mikel Arteta made the unexpected decision to withdraw William Saliba at halftime during Arsenal’s match against Crystal Palace, and further details have now been reported regarding why the substitution took place.

Arsenal beat Crystal Palace to open up a four-point lead at the top of the Premier League table.Eberechi Eze netted the only goal of the game against his former club as the Gunners took full advantage of Liverpool and Manchester City falling to defeats over the weekend.

William Saliba was replaced by Cristhian Mosquera at half-time during Arsenal's Premier League clash with Crystal Palace.

Arsenal have Brighton up next in the Carabao Cup and although they have depth in the squad this year, they will hope the updates Arteta gives on the fitness of the players with knocks means they are back available as soon as possible.

Arsenal’s William Saliba has made the shortlist for the 2025 FIFPRO Men’s World 11, as voted by his fellow professionals.Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty ImagesFIFPRO have revealed their 26-player

Declan Rice deserves to win Arsenal's Player of the Season, despite stiff competition from William Saliba, Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka.

Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba are the perfect partnership at Arsenal. There are few defensive combinations as strong as Arsenal’s centre-back duo, who are incredibly difficult to beat.