Arsenal sweat over Saka fitness following horror Ipswich tackle

Sports · Dennis Masinde · April 20, 2025
Arsenal sweat over Saka fitness following horror Ipswich tackle
Arsenal's Bukayo Saka reacts to a horror tackle from Ipswich Town's Leif Davis. PHOTO/The Sun/Rex
In Summary

It was not yet clear the extent of the damage to Saka's ankle, even though he could be seen being attended to by Arsenal medical staff.

Arsenal beat Ipswich Town 4-0 on Easter Sunday to cement second place in the English Premier League and send the Tractor Boys on the verge of relegation after Wolves scored late in the day to beat Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford.

Mikel Arteta's side cruised to their first victory in three league games thanks to Leandro Trossard's double and goals from Gabriel Martinelli and Ethan Nwaneri at Portman Road.

Ipswich played more than half the match with 10 men after Leif Davis was sent off for a crude lunge on Bukayo Saka.

The Englishman played on for a while but was later on substituted for Ethan Nwaneri.

It was not yet clear the extent of the damage to Saka's ankle, even though he could be seen being attended to by Arsenal medical staff who applied first aid to his ankle in the second half of the match.

Afterwards, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta downplayed the injury, saying it shouldn't be too much of a worry.

"Bukayo Saka is in a bit of pain, but thankfully, it doesn’t look anything too serious. He’s fine, it looks all good," Arteta stated in his post-match press conference.

Arsenal face French Champions PSG in a two-legged tie to decide who proceeds to the Champions League final.

Second-placed Arsenal are 10 points behind leaders Liverpool, who need six points from their remaining six games to be crowned English champions for a record-equalling 20th time.

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