Arsenal have Jurrien Timber fit to start for tonight’s Premier League clash with Tottenham, with Raheem Sterling also in the side.
Timber came off during Sunday’s defeat to Manchester United in the FA Cup, but Mikel Arteta has confirmed that was due to cramp, as it was with midfielder Jorginho.
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“He (Jorginho) was cramping when we played extra time,” said Arteta. “Jurrien was exactly the same. He’s fine.”
Sterling starts his first game since December 18 as Arsenal continue to look for solutions after Bukayo Saka injured his hamstring last month.
Gabriel Jesus started there against Manchester United, but he was forced off with a serious knee injury.
Sterling did well when he came off the bench and could now get a run of games now he is back from his own knee injury picked up last month.
Leandro Trossard starts on the opposite flank, as Gabriel Martinelli drops to the bench.
Arsenal remain without Riccardo Calafiori, who missed Sunday’s loss to United due to injury, but it is not believed to be a serious issue.
“His thing is not too much but we need another day or two,” said Arteta.
“We’re playing every three days and 24 hours, which becomes really important because they’re not long-term injuries in that case, for example. We will have more understanding this afternoon.”
Arsenal XI: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly, Partey, Rice, Odegaard, Trossard, Sterling, Havertz
Subs: Neto, Tierney, Zinchenko, Kiwior, Jorginho, Merino, Butler-Oyedeji, Kabia, Martinelli
Time and date: 8pm GMT tonight on Wednesday January 15, 2025
Venue: Emirates Stadium
TV channel and live stream: TNT Sports; Discovery+
