Hoping for a less chaotic London derby at their Emirates home, Arsenal host Brentford in Wednesday’s Premier League encounter.
The Gunners missed the chance to open up a seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League table on Sunday evening, having to settle for a 1-1 draw with 10-man Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Closest challengers Manchester City are now just five points adrift of Mikel Arteta’s side, whose advantage will be reduced to just two points should they suffer a shock loss and the Sky Blues take down Fulham this week.
Here, Sports Mole rounds up Arsenal’s latest injury and suspension news ahead of their clash with the Bees, who cruised to a 3-1 victory over Burnley in gameweek 13.
William Saliba
Status: Major doubt
Type of injury: Knock
Possible return date: December 3 (vs. Brentford)
William Saliba was an unexpected absentee from the Arsenal squad to face Chelsea after suffering a knock during a recent training session.
The Frenchman will undergo further tests on the issue at the start of this week, so while he has not been ruled out of Wednesday’s game just yet, it would be a shock to see him involved.
Leandro Trossard
Status: Major doubt
Type of injury: Muscle
Possible return date: December 3 (vs. Brentford)
Leandro Trossard sustained a minor muscular injury during last week’s 3-1 Champions League win over Bayern Munich, and like Saliba, the Belgian’s chances of returning for Wednesday’s fixture are slim to none.
Gabriel Magalhaes
Status: Out
Type of injury: Thigh
Possible return date: December 27 (vs. Brighton & Hove Albion)
Gabriel Magalhaes suffered a thigh problem while representing Brazil during the November international break, and while Arteta has only stated that he will miss “a few weeks”, there are fears that he could be missing for up to two months.