Arsenal are preparing to make the short trip to play against Brentford on Thursday night at the Gtech Community Stadium.
The Gunners are hoping to maintain their lead over Manchester City in the Premier League title race, with the gap currently sat at six points. City play against Fulham on Wednesday night, hoping to close said gap.
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Arsenal have been fairly lucky that when they have had injuries this season, they’ve had cover, and that is mainly due to their impressive recruitment in the past couple of years, and more recently under Andrea Berta.
They could be without five players against Brentford, whereas the Bees have three names ruled out ahead of the game…
Brentford injury news
Brentford have four players who are all going to miss the game on Thursday night. Firstly, Fabio Carvalho remains out for the remainder of the season with a serious knee injury, and is unlikely to make the start of next season either.
Furthermore, Antoni Milambo is also out for the rest of the season, with a similar ACL injury which forced him to have surgery.
Finally, Josh Da Silva is out with a knee injury, and has been for the majority of the season. He is set to return in February, but not until later in the month, which is a big shame.
Brentford injury news: Carvalho (out), Milambo (out), Da Silva (out)
Arsenal injury news
Ahead of the game, there are three Arsenal players who have been ruled out, with two names currently being assessed. Firstly, Mikel Merino will be out for the majority of the rest of the season, with an ankle issue.
Max Dowman will also miss the game on Thursday, as he continues to recover from an ankle injury. But the positive is that he’s close to returning to training. Bukayo Saka remains out too as he has a hip injury. – he should be back for the North London derby though.
In terms of doubts, Martin Odegaard is being assessed as things stand, it isn’t clear whether he will be ready or not, but Arteta may be cautious and avoid starting him. Leandro Trossard is dealing with a minor issue with his muscle too, so is listed as a doubt.
Arsenal injury news: Merino (out), Dowman (out), Saka (out), Odegaard (doubt), Trossard (doubt)