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Bukayo Saka, Riccardo Calafiori and Jurrien Timber are all doubts for Arsenal when the Gunners aim to move a point behind Liverpool by beating the Reds at Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
Wideman Saka missed Arsenal’s 2-0 defeat at Bournemouth last Saturday with a hamstring issue, while defender Timber has been out for three games with a muscle problem and Calafiori sustained a knee injury during their 1-0 home win over Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League on Tuesday.
“[Saka] has done a bit of training on the grass,” said Arteta. “How far we can get him to [playing on] Sunday is a different question. We have another day, which is a good thing, but we’ll see.
Bukayo Saka, Riccardo Calafiori and Jurrien Timber not in training today ahead of Sunday’s game against Liverpool ❌ pic.twitter.com/iO2KFRrv04
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“[Calafiori] needs more tests. Yesterday he had some, today [Friday] he’s going to have more and after that we will know. Last time, we thought it was really bad and he ended up playing two or three days after, so let’s see how it is.
“[Today was] the first session [when Timber] could have some involvement. He’s been out for a while; we expected him to be further back than where he is at the moment. But again, we have to wait and see.”
Arsenal injuries, suspensions
Arteta gave no updates on absent captain Martin Odegaard (ankle) and full-backs Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee) and Kieran Tierney (hamstring).
Influential centre-back William Saliba will not be involved because of a one-game suspension for his red card against Bournemouth.
Arsenal have won 74% of the games they have played with Saliba during his time at the club, dropping to less than 46% when he is not involved. They have also conceded twice as many goals on average when the 23-year-old has not featured.
Keeping out the danger ️⛔️
A solid save from our David 👏 pic.twitter.com/7BJxu6WKdi
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Author : Ben Miller
Publish date : 2024-10-25 14:33:05
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