Leah Williamson To Miss Start Of Arsenal’s Wsl Season Due To Knee Injury

Arsenal person been dealt a rustle earlier nan commencement of nan caller Women’s Super League play aft skipper Leah Williamson was ruled retired for respective weeks pursuing a process connected a knee wounded sustained successful past month’s Euro 2025 final.

It is understood that nan 28-year-old reported backmost to Arsenal pinch swelling connected her correct knee having led her state to a second successive European Championship triumph successful Switzerland. After nan swelling had travel down, tests revealed room was required to clear retired nan joint. Williamson was seen connected crutches astatine Arsenal’s London Colney training crushed connected Thursday and is expected to beryllium retired for immoderate time. The nine had feared nan defender could beryllium retired for months – thankfully for them that has not proved to beryllium nan case.

The room was connected nan aforesaid knee successful which Williamson ruptured an anterior cruciate ligament successful April 2023, starring to her missing nan past World Cup successful Australia and New Zealand and being retired of action for 9 months, though nan 2 injuries are not straight linked.

Arsenal unfastened their WSL play against London City Lionesses astatine nan Emirates Stadium connected Sunday 6 September.