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Mikel Arteta Faces Growing Injury Crises Ahead Of Arsenal’s Trip To Bournemouth On Saturday
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The latest Arsenal injury update suggests that Mikel Arteta could be without a number of star names ahead of the trip to Bournemouth on Saturday.
Arteta is yet to taste defeat across all competitions so far this season. A victory on the south coast will see the Gunners return to the top of the Premier League table. For 24 hours at least.
That is because both Liverpool and Manchester City play a day later but the Spaniard will be wary of facing a tricky Cherries team at the Vitality Stadium.
Even more so owing to the number of players who are in the treatment room at present. Nonetheless, the north Londoners will still be quietly confident of claiming all three points with the firepower they have at their disposal.
Ahead of the clash, the best football betting sites in the UK make Arteta’s side the 7/10 match favourites. The draw is available at 16/5 with Andoni Iraola’s men 9/2.
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Arsenal Injury Update Will Concern Mikel Arteta
The most recent Arsenal injury update will be a huge concern to boss Mikel Arteta. Before October’s international break, the number of casualties started to rack up.
However, the break itself saw an increase in star names being whisked off to the treatment room. The largest concern comes in the shape of Bukayo Saka.
The winger suffered a hamstring injury during England’s 2-1 defeat to Greece and was immediately subbed off. A decision will be made by the Gunners medical team to confirm whether he can play against Bournemouth.
Gabriel Martinelli is in the same situation. The forward suffered a calf injury in Brazil’s 2-1 win over Chile, subsequently ruling him out of the following match against Peru. His return date is unknown at this stage.
Leading scorer Kai Havertz looks set to at least feature against the Cherries. The German star pulled out of international duty a day after the 3-1 win over Southampton.
Midfielder Thomas Partey is another who is 50/50 for Saturday. The Ghanaian missed his nations double-header with Sudan due to minor medical issues – namely illness.
Defensive duo Ben White and Jurrien Timber are both expected to miss out altogether on matchday 8. However, White has had a solid two weeks to recover from his problem but Timber will likely be rested further in a bid to regain fitness.
Those who will definitely be ruled out are captain Martin Odegaard, left-sided pairing Kieran Tierney and Oleksandr Zinchenko, as well as Takehiro Tomiyasu.