Ben White Injuries

Details of all injuries, suspensions and absences sustained by Ben White in the English Premier League.

Current Absence

Reason Further Detail Potential Return Condition Status Team
Knee Injury
Further Detail
May 10:
'We don't know, but he doesn't look good at all, so he needs some further testing tomorrow probably, and I know a bit more.'
May 12:
'Further to Sunday’s match at WHU, subsequent assessments and specialist reviews have confirmed that Ben sustained a significant MCL injury, which will rule him out for the remainder of this season.'
May 14:
'We'll have to wait and see. It looks like a long-term injury, so at the moment, the focus is on when we can have him back available for Arsenal. And that's not going to happen for many, many weeks.'
Potential Return
20/07/2026
Condition
Not Available
Status
Ruled Out
Team
Arsenal

Absence History

Month Reason Duration Further Detail Team
Feb 26
Reason
Other
Duration
2-4 wks
Further Detail
Feb 22:
'It was Ben, he had a little niggle yesterday, and he couldn't make the game.'
Feb 27:
'We're waiting for tomorrow, the last training session, to understand if we have one or two available from last week.'
Mar 03:
'Ben is not available.'
Team
Arsenal
Feb 26
Reason
Thigh Injury
Duration
<2 wks
Further Detail
Feb 15:
'(Calafiori) and Ben (White) are the only doubts. We have to wait and see in the next 48 hours how things develop.'
Feb 17:
'It was just a bit of fatigue, he did a lot in the game, and by the end of it, he was feeling a bit of tiredness in his hamstring. He's fine.'
Team
Arsenal
Dec 25
Reason
Thigh Injury
Duration
2-4 wks
Further Detail
Dec 13:
'It looks like a hamstring [injury], so we don't know the extent of that, but probably tomorrow or the day after, we'll know more.'
Dec 19:
'He is out. He's evolving. It's not a major [hamstring] injury, but it will keep him out for a few games. Ben is a really fast healer as well, so let's hope that we're going to have him in the next few games.'
Team
Arsenal
Sep 25
Reason
Knee Injury
Duration
<2 wks
Further Detail
Set 15:
'Gabi, Kai (Havertz), Ben (White) and Martin (Odegaard) are still out, unfortunately.'
Sept 19:
'If there is a chance, it will be after tomorrow's session, because they haven't done anything yet. So, we will have more information [on Saturday].'
Team
Arsenal
Aug 25
Reason
Knee Injury
Duration
2-4 wks
Further Detail
Aug 22:
'With Ben, let's see...'
Aug 29:
'Again, tomorrow we have another day, let's see how they evolve, and there’s a chance to keep them involved in the game.'
Sept 12:
'The rest [trained] as usual, and Ben White as well, Ben is OK.'
Team
Arsenal
Apr 25
Reason
Knee Injury
Duration
<2 wks
Further Detail
Aug 23:
'Yeah, we have to wait and see, but they were unable to be in the squad today.'
Aug 28:
'Ben and Mikel Merino were able to train, and we will see if they are able to start tomorrow.'
Team
Arsenal
Apr 25
Reason
Other
Duration
<2 wks
Further Detail
Apr 12:
'Again, we don't know. He could not be in the condition to be in the squad today and be selected. We have a few days, but we'll have to wait and see.'
Apr 15:
'The positive one is Ben White. He managed to train with us today, so he will be in the squad.'
Team
Arsenal
Mar 25
Reason
Knee Injury
Duration
<2 wks
Further Detail
Apr 01:
'He had a little niggle two days ago. Yesterday we tried. He wasn’t feeling right, so we decided not to put him in the squad today.'
Apr 04:
'Let's see how Jurrien (Timber) and Ben (White) are tomorrow. There's a chance [they could be fit]. We will decide tomorrow morning on which players can play and how long.'
Team
Arsenal
Nov 24
Reason
Knee Injury
Duration
>4 wks
Further Detail
Nov 22:
'Ben is going to be out for months. We had to make a decision in the last few weeks, unfortunately. It got to a point where we had to protect the player, and we decided to do the surgery.'
Jan 03:
'Ben is still a few weeks away.'
Jan 24:
'He hasn't trained with the team yet, but I think he's very close to doing that. He still needs to tick a few boxes in the next two or three days. If that's going well and smoothly, I think he'll be with us pretty soon.'
Feb 14:
'Ben has been training more regularly now, so we still have to manage his load a lot, but he’s going to be available.'
Feb 21:
'He is ready to play. Whether to start or not is a decision we will make tomorrow, but he’s certainly available now to be a part of the group.'
Team
Arsenal
Oct 24
Reason
Knee Injury
Duration
<2 wks
Further Detail
Oct 30:
'He was struggling at the end of the [Liverpool] match, so he wasn't available for tonight's game.'
Nov 01:
'With Ben, we don't know. He hasn't trained yet. He could not train, he could not get involved, so let's wait and see if he's available. This is related more to a joint.'
Team
Arsenal
Sep 24
Reason
Knee Injury
Duration
2-4 wks
Further Detail
Sept 27:
'Jurrien (Timber) was able to take part in training today, so he will be available in the squad. Ben (White) hopefully as well.'
Sept 30:
'Those are the two players that are in contention, and we have to review today. We didn't do any training sessions yesterday.'
Oct 04:
'We had to modify training for a lot of players. We've done the same today because of the load that they had, so it's a decision to make this afternoon whether to involve them, yes or no.'
Oct 18:
'Today we’ll have to push. We are struggling a bit with the numbers, especially on our right side.'
Team
Arsenal
Nov 23
Reason
Other
Duration
2-4 wks
Further Detail
Nov 11:
'Ben finished the game against Sevilla with some issues - he didn't have enough time to recover. We have to see [how bad he is].'
Nov 24:
'Again, hopefully, if he is able to train today, he will be eligible to play, but it's a question mark to be resolved in the next few hours.'
Team
Arsenal
Nov 22
Reason
Other
Duration
<2 wks
Further Detail
Team
Arsenal
Nov 22
Reason
Illness
Duration
<2 wks
Further Detail
Team
Arsenal
Jul 22
Reason
Thigh Injury
Duration
2-4 wks
Further Detail
July 17:
"He had a niggle in his quad, and we had to protect him, but he trained with the squad yesterday, so hopefully, he will be alright."
Team
Arsenal
May 22
Reason
Thigh Injury
Duration
2-4 wks
Further Detail
Team
Arsenal
Apr 22
Reason
Thigh Injury
Duration
2-4 wks
Further Detail
May 11:
"Ben is a doubt. We’ll have to assess him he’s feeling much better."
Team
Arsenal
Oct 21
Reason
Illness
Duration
<2 wks
Further Detail
Oct 26:
"There's a bug going around. Ben had it for the last day or two. He wasn't feeling great so we decided to take him off."
Team
Arsenal
Aug 21
Reason
Illness
Duration
2-4 wks
Further Detail
Sept 09:
"Ben is now back in full training and available for selection."
Team
Arsenal
Apr 21
Reason
Suspended
Duration
<2 wks
Further Detail
Team
Brighton & Hove Albion
Sep 20
Reason
Ankle/Foot Injury
Duration
<2 wks
Further Detail
Sept 18:
"Ben will take part in the training today. A bit like Adam he has a chance for Newcastle but we will make a decision for that probably Saturday."
Team
Brighton & Hove Albion