Vivianne Miedema: Arsenal striker out for 'several weeks' after knee surgery

Vivianne Miedema has played just 252 minutes in seven Women's Super League games this season since returning from injury in October.

Striker Vivianne Miedema is set for "several weeks" on the sidelines after undergoing "minor knee surgery", says her Arsenal manager Jonas Eidevall.

Miedema returned to Arsenal on Tuesday, missing the Netherlands' Women's Nations League game against Germany.

She started their defeat by Spain last Friday, but Eidevall said "she would have needed the surgery anyway".

Women's Super League record goalscorer Miedema only returned from an anterior cruciate ligament injury in October.

Eidevall said: "She didn't need the surgery because of the 45 minutes she played against Spain.

"It was nothing that the Dutch team did that complicated this or made the situation worse, it was a situation that needed to be fixed anyway.

"Of course it's a little bit frustrating to lose Viv to an injury again especially considering how well she has been playing since the return from a knee injury. But we also know this is quite normal when players return from an ACL injury that there could be minor complications.

"She requires a minor knee surgery. It's not going to take her our for months. It's several weeks and we are here to support her in that process."

There is some positive injury news for Arsenal, however, with Eidevall saying that England captain Leah Williamson is "very much in contention" for Sunday's north London derby against Tottenham.

Williamson, who also recently returned from an anterior cruciate ligament injury, had to pull out of England's February matches with a hamstring issue.