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All the latest injury news surrounding Arsenal and Nottingham Forest as they prepare to face off in the Premier League.
Arsenal return to action on Saturday when they kick off the return of the Premier League following the first international window of the season. The Gunners went into the break with a sour taste in their mouths after a narrow defeat to Liverpool, and they will be desperate to get back to winning ways here after a good start overall.
Postecoglou will only have a couple of days of work with his new side ahead of facing Arsenal, and his and Santo’s styles are very, very different. It will be interesting to see how that transition goes, but in the meantime, we have rounded up all the latest injury news surrounding both sides.
Nicolas Dominguez - Out
Dominguez faces a long time on the sidelines after suffering a serious knee injury. He required on the surgery after picking up the injury in May and will be sidelined for some time yet.
William Saliba - Out
Saliba picked up an issue in the lead up to the Liverpool game and while he tried to push on, he wound up breaking down early in the fixture. He is believed to be out until after the October international break.
Bukayo Saka - Out
Saka is going to be out until late September, so he will miss this one. Arteta confirmed at the time: “Bukayo is doing better, but he will be out for a few weeks, unfortunately. No surgery, it's not as bad as the previous one. Very unfortunate to pick it up because it’s on the other side.”
Ben White - Fit
Arteta said before the Liverpool game: “Again, tomorrow we have another day, let's see how they evolve, and there’s a chance to keep them involved in the game.” White did not make it back in time, but he should be back after the break with some much-needed recovery time.
Christian Norgaard - Fit
Norgaard is expected to be fit after missing time before the break. He did not play during the international window and he should be good to go here.
Kai Havertz - Out
Havertz is now going to be out until late November due to surgery on his knee issue. Arteta said after the surgery: “Obviously, we lose another big player for many, many weeks, but it was the right thing to do. The most important thing is - when he gets back - he is in good condition.”
Gabriel Jesus - Out
Jesus remains out long-term after suffering a ruptured ACL in January. Arteta has said in August: “Gabi is doing super well. I think he looks in a really good place, obviously it’s a massive injury and we need to come from that in a really strong way, but certainly he’s in the right place and with very strong strides I think.”
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