Ipswich Town are set to be without club captain Sam Morsy for their visit to the Emirates Stadium on Friday, after he picked up a suspension this weekend.
WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND: Jack Taylor celebrates scoring his team's second goal with Sam Morsy of Ipswich Town during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and Ipswich Town FC at Molineux on December 14, 2024. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)
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Arsenal have had a bit of luck with suspensions lately, with Mohammed Kudus suspended for West Ham, Kobbie Mainoo and Lisandro Martinez out for Manchester United, Tom Cairney out for Fulham, and Wilfried Singo and Christian Mawissa Elebi out for Monaco – all during games against the Gunners.
The situation got a bit ridiculous this week, with Daniel Munoz coincidentally picking up two separate suspensions in two different competitions to miss both of Crystal Palace’s games against Arsenal.
By beating Palace, Arsenal progressed to a League Cup semi-final against Newcastle United, for which both Bruno Guimaraes and Fabian Schar will be serving first-leg suspensions.
But the luck hasn’t run out yet, with Ipswich Town captain Sam Morsy becoming the latest player to miss an Arsenal match.
IPSWICH, ENGLAND: Sam Morsy of Ipswich in action with Joe Willock of Newcastle during the Premier League match between Ipswich Town FC and Newcastle United FC at Portman Road on December 21, 2024. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
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Morsy was booked with Ipswich in their 4-0 defeat to Newcastle United, his fifth booking of the season. As a result, he’ll serve a one-game ban during their trip to the Emirates Stadium on Friday.
Morsy had started 16 of his team’s 17 Premier League games this season, playing all but five minutes of those matches. They’ll now have to adapt in his absence.
On the other side of the coin, Ipswich top scorer Liam Delap has just served a one-game ban at the weekend, and he’ll be back in the squad on Friday against Arsenal.
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND: Raheem Sterling of Arsenal makes his way to the substitutes bench prior to during the Premier League match between Newcastle United FC and Arsenal FC at St James' Park on November 02, 2024. (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images)
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In other Ipswich team news, Chiedozie Ogbene, George Hirst, Janoi Donacien, and Axel Tuanzebe are all currently expected to miss the Arsenal game through injury.
As for the Gunners, Ben White, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Bukayo Saka, and Raheem Sterling are all expected to be out as it stands.
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