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Arsenal injury, suspension list: Team news for Premier League match vs West Ham

Arsenal have a host of first-team stars back in contention for the Premier League trip to West Ham on Saturday.

Unai Emery will be relieved to have several of his first-choice defenders back in training, having had to make do with makeshift backlines throughout the festive period.

Laurent Koscielny was due to start the FA Cup tie with Blackpool, only to pull out after suffering a back spasm in the warm-up, but is now back in full training, along with fellow central defender Shkodran Mustafi, who was struggling with a hamstring injury before Christmas, and only managed 45 minutes in both the Liverpool and Fulham games.

Hector Bellerin has not played since the loss away to Southampton in mid-December but is back in the mix, while Nacho Monreal could return after a hamstring strain.

Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Carl Jenkinson and Stephan Lichtsteiner have all filled in at right back in Bellerin's absense

Mesut Ozil could also play, after having missed the last three games with a knee injury but Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not expected to be back in full training until next month because of a foot injury.

Young centre back Konstantinos Mavropanos is yet to feature this season, but is back after a groin strain, but Rob Holding remains a long-term absentee, as does Danny Welbeck.

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