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 ![]() |
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 ![]() |
| 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 ![]() |
| 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 ![]() |
| 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 ![]() |
| 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 ![]() |
| 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 ![]() |
| 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 ![]() |
| 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 ![]() |
| 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 ![]() |
| 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 ![]() |
| 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 ![]() |
| 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 ![]() |
| Nov 22 | Reason Other | Duration <2 wks | Further Detail | Team ![]() |
| Nov 22 | Reason Illness | Duration <2 wks | Further Detail | Team ![]() |
| 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 ![]() |
| May 22 | Reason Thigh Injury | Duration 2-4 wks | Further Detail | Team ![]() |
| 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 ![]() |
| 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 ![]() |
| Aug 21 | Reason Illness | Duration 2-4 wks | Further Detail Sept 09: "Ben is now back in full training and available for selection." | Team ![]() |
| Apr 21 | Reason Suspended | Duration <2 wks | Further Detail | Team ![]() |
| 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 ![]() |

