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All the early injury news surrounding Arsenal and Nottingham Forest as they prepare to face off in the Premier League.
Forest are a harder team to beat under Sean Dyche, and prior to a disappointing FA Cup defeat to Wrexham on penalties last weekend, the East Midlands side picked up a big win over relegation rivals West Ham, moving seven points clear of the drop.
Chris Wood - Out
Wood us out until at least late February. Dyche has said: “He's seeing the specialist for a follow-up scan. I think it might be [today] - certainly by the end of this week or early next week. But that's only a check-up, it's all going well so far.”
Ryan Yates - Doubt
Yates could return from a hamstring injury here, but there hasn’t been an update for some time on his condition.
John Victor - Out
Victor is out with a knee injury. Dyche said earlier this month: “He’s had some blood drained from his knee, but it’s not settled as quickly as hoped, so he’s having a more in-depth scan, just to check there’s nothing untoward there.”
Riccardo Calafiori - Out
We now know Calafiori is likely to be out until at least the end of the month. Arteta has said: “He is progressing, but we don't know. I think it will be a matter of a few weeks, probably. We don't know exactly when.”
Cristhian Mosquera - Out
Mosquera is going to be out for a few more weeks. Arteta said before the Chelsea game: “Evolving really well, but they're not training yet, so they're still a few weeks away.”
Max Dowman - Out
Arteta said before the Chelsea game: “Very similar to Mosquera. Very similar injury, very similar time frames, and both evolving really well, but they're not training yet, so they're still a few weeks away.”
Piero Hincapie - Out
Hincapie is going to be out for this one, but Arteta says he doesn’t know how long the centre-back will be absent.
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