Arsenal’s Frida Maanum out of Norway fixtures after League Cup final collapse

The Arsenal midfielder Frida Maanum will not feature in Norway’s upcoming Euro 2025 qualifiers after collapsing on Sunday in the League Cup final win against Chelsea.

The 24-year-old collapsed off the ball in stoppage time and left the field on a stretcher before Arsenal clinched a 1-0 victory in extra-time. The Gunners announced on Tuesday that Maanum was “doing well” and was being assessed by medical staff and on Wednesday added she will not be joining Norway’s squad.

A club statement read: “Frida Maanum will continue to be closely monitored by our medical team at Arsenal this week and will therefore not meet up with the Norwegian national team before their game on Friday.

“We are liaising closely with the Norwegian medical team. Frida is stable and doing well and we’ll share further updates as and when we receive them.”

Norway will launch their European Championship finals qualifying campaign at home against their Group A rivals Finland on Friday and play the Netherlands in Breda next Tuesday.

The League Cup final at Molineux on Sunday was halted for seven minutes as Maanum was treated by medics. Arsenal confirmed later that she did not lose consciousness and, after travelling back from Wolverhampton with the team, did not require hospital treatment.

Maanum was substituted before Stina Blackstenius’s 116th-minute goal gave Jonas Eidevall’s side victory and the trophy for a second successive season.