Arsenal travel to Craven Cottage on Sunday afternoon, taking on Fulham in a must-win Premier League match at the top of the table.
The north London outfit saw second-placed Manchester City get three points closer to them on Saturday evening after Pep Guardiola's side defeated Crystal Palace 1-0 thanks to a late Erling Haaland penalty. That means the Gunners are now just two points clear of the Citizens, although they can of course restore their five-point buffer with a win against the Cottagers.
However, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has a number of injury concerns upfront, with Eddie Nketiah, Gabriel Jesus and Leandro Trossard all missing Thursday's clash against Sporting CP through various fitness problems.
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Still, Goal reported yesterday evening that both Jesus and Trossard are in contention to make the matchday squad, a major boost for the Gunners considering Nketiah looks set to miss the match against the west London side.
Meanwhile, left-back Kieran Tierney and midfielder Martin Odegaard missed the match in Lisbon due to illness and Arteta refused to give anything away when asked about either player in the build-up to today's game. “I hope they do [train],” he said when quizzed on their availability.
“Martin was feeling better and then he became a little bit worse, but hopefully he is able to train today.” With all that being said, football.london takes a look at the full squad Arteta is expected to name for the trip to west London.
Goalkeepers : Aaron Ramsdale, Matt Turner.
Defenders : Ben White, Gabriel Magalhaes, William Saliba, Rob Holding, Jakub Kiwior, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Kieran Tierney (doubt).
Midfielders : Thomas Partey, Martin Odegaard (doubt), Fabio Vieira, Jorginho, Granit Xhaka, Matt Smith.
Forwards : Gabriel Jesus (doubt), Emile Smith Rowe, Gabriel Martinelli, Reiss Nelson, Leandro Trossard (doubt).
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