Arsenal pair Christian Norgaard and Ben White have been pictured back in first-team training.
The Gunners take on Nottingham Forest in the Saturday lunchtime kickoff and it looks as though both players will be in the matchday squad for the game.
Supporters on X are happy to see Norgaard and White back on the grass at London Colney:
The boys are back
— Roland (@rolandayd_) September 11, 2025
Good to see
— Bolu (@MuhammedOl42431) September 11, 2025
Happy that ben white is back on the grass
— GunnersSociety (@Gunnerssociety) September 11, 2025
I just wanna believe this Norgaard guy is not a danish takehiro tomiyasu
— Danny White 🇬🇧🇪🇦 (@DannyBlanco89) September 11, 2025
Excellent, we have Carabao games this month, much needed.
— Dylan (@DylanOfSA) September 11, 2025
Norgaard is back 🙏
— phemmy 1 (@femiakerele70) September 11, 2025
Norgaard's injury has been the well-kept secret recently. I felt he would be out for a longer period. I'm glad he is back
— (st_ides) (@benjamins_st) September 11, 2025
Norgaard has yet to make his Arsenal debut
The 31-year-old did play a prominent role in pre-season following his £10m move from Brentford, but he has not featured since the friendly against Villarreal last month.
Norgaard has sat out the first three Premier League fixtures against Manchester United, Leeds and Liverpool with an unspecified fitness issue.
However, it does look like he could get his first minutes off the bench against Forest this weekend.
White may have to be patient to get his place back
While the 27-year-old did start the first league game against United, the main reason for that was due to Jurrien Timber’s lack of fitness.
The Dutchman was recovering from ankle surgery, and it meant he didn’t play many friendlies in pre-season.
However, since White has been sidelined, Timber has started matches and performed well. He won’t be giving up his position on the right-hand side of defence anytime soon.
Read more about the Arsenal First Team Squad for 2025/26 here
