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Brighton and Arsenal have both received good news ahead of their Premier League clash this weekend.
Both Arsenal and Brighton have been handed some good news on the injury front as they prepare to face off in the Premier League this weekend. The Gunners will be hoping to make it three straight Premier League wins to make sure they keep hold of to spot going into the final round of fixtures of the year.
Mikel Arteta has had to navigate a number of injury issues lately, especially at the back, with Gabriel Magalhaes, Ben White and Cristhian Mosquera all struggling with injury.
Meanwhile, Arteta has welcomed back Gabriel Jesus to the fold, which is much-needed competition amid the absence of Kai Havertz, who has been out since the opening day of the season with a knee injury.
But in a fresh boost for Arsenal, Havertz has returned to the grass, training outside for the first time on Tuesday, pictured alongside Viktor Gyokeres. Havertz is naturally still some way away from being in contention to play, but it this is a major step in his recovery.
Arteta will be longing for the day he has three fully fit strikers, and having all three could be key to keeping the likes of Manchester City at bay in the title race.
Brighton get boost for Arsenal clash
Ahead of Saturday, Brighton have been handed a boost of their own, with former Gunner Danny Welbeck set to return. Fabian Hurzeler confirmed: “Danny Welbeck will train today so he will be back. JP [Jan Paul van Hecke] will train tomorrow so he should be back. Luckily, the suspended players [Lewis Dunk and Diego Gomez] are back.
“Mats Wieffer is okay so we have to wait day-to-day and follow the procedure. He looks quite positive, quite well, so will possibly be available.”
Brighton are currently in ninth place in the Premier League, very much in the European race. But the Seagulls could only manage a draw against Sunderland last time out, and that made it four games without a win, including defeats to Liverpool and Aston Villa, and a draw with West Ham.
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