Arsenal and Brighton are being forced to deal with injury concerns ahead of their Premier League meeting this weekend
Jurrien Timber after an Arsenal game
Jurrien Timber is an injury doubt for Arsenal ahead of their clash with Brighton(Image: Rich Linley - CameraSport via Getty Images)
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Arsenal will continue their quest to retain their Premier League title with an away trip to Brighton this weekend, but will have to do so with several injury concerns in the squad. The Gunners take on the Seagulls on the back of a win over Ipswich Town in the Carabao Cup midweek, and are yet to drop any points in the league.
In fact, Arsenal are one of only two teams in the Premier League to have a 100 percent record so far this term, with the other being expected title rivals, Manchester City.
Mikel Arteta has been forced to deal with several members of the Arsenal squad being unavailable for selection, and that will be the case for the Gunners boss, as well as Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler.
"We don't really know the amount of weeks Wilo [Saliba] is going to be out because it's about a healing process and everything is a bit different - we know we have to respect certain timings," Arteta said earlier this month.
"The progression has been really positive in the last few weeks, but we need to wait and see how that one reacts when we start to put some load into it."
"Ben is all good, we have another training session this afternoon, so very positive about everybody," Arteta said.
"Yes, we have another session; they are all willing to be part of it. We have another session to try to make sure they are fit," the Arsenal boss said.
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Mikel Arteta has provided an Arsenal injury update ahead of the Brighton clash(Image: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
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Brighton, meanwhile, are dealing with a sizeable injury list, with a number of their own players unavailable for selection.
"He's young," Hurzeler said when asked about Vuskovic. "He will recover fast and then he definitely will be an option for tomorrow."