Arsenal face Brighton on Wednesday
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Rice came off in the second half of the win over Chelsea on Sunday, with Mikel Arteta confirming after the match that the midfielder had asked to be substituted and needed to be assessed.
Arsenal travel to Brighton on Wednesday and Arteta suggested at his pre-match press conference that Rice could recover in time to feature at the Amex Stadium.
Arteta said: “I hope so. He was much better today. Hopefully he's going to be better tomorrow.”
Declan Rice asked to be substituted against Chelsea on Sunday
David Raya is available to face Brighton after dealing with what Arteta described as "niggles".
The goalkeeper was superb against Chelsea, with his late stop to deny Alejandro Garnacho saving the Gunners from dropping two points.
"David is good,” said Arteta. “Good to go.”
Arteta also revealed Martin Odegaard is a doubt, having been unavailable against Chelsea due to the knee problem he suffered in the draw with Brentford last month.
Odegaard returned from that injury to come off the bench against Tottenham, but had not fully recovered and Arsenal decided not to risk him against Chelsea.
Arteta said: "We have to wait and see how comfortable he is to do certain actions."
Kai Havertz is a doubt, while Ben White remains sidelined. Max Dowman is fit to return.
Arteta said: "Kai we will have to wait and see if he's available. Martin we will see. Ben is not available."
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Arsenal are five points clear at the top of the Premier League and travel to Brighton on the same night that title rivals Manchester City host Nottingham Forest.