Arsenal journey to Brentford on Thursday figuring out there may be little margin for error in a title race that might tighten additional earlier than kick off, and the staff information in west London affords a combined image for each side.
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Keith Andrews has confirmed what we already knew – that ahead Kevin Schade will serve the second match of his three sport suspension after a straight pink card within the 1-0 win at Villa Park.
Loanee Reiss Nelson is ineligible towards his mum or dad membership.
Former Gunner, Josh Dasilva stays sidelined with a knee ligament difficulty, and each Fabio Carvalho and Antoni Milambo will miss the remainder of the marketing campaign after ACL accidents.
Regardless of the bodily calls for of their back-to-back away victories over Aston Villa and Newcastle United, Andrews insisted there aren’t any recent issues. “It was a really intense sport,” Andrews started. “It at all times is whenever you play Newcastle, and the gamers had been glorious on that entrance.
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“We now have the same old knocks and bruises, however nothing main that issues something for the choice for tomorrow.”
On Ouattara, who adopted up his winner at Villa with a late decider towards Newcastle, Andrews added: “He’s in good type. He’s been good. It’s been a tad disjointed. The character of him transferring membership, the season had already began when he signed. I like working with him. He’s quiet by nature. His ceiling is excessive.
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“His strategy to what we do and the way we go about it is rather selfless, which is a vital a part of what we ask from the gamers on sure events. He defends selflessly and the standard he has is in little question.”
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For Arsenal, Mikel Arteta is managing his squad throughout a packed schedule. Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Leandro Trossard , with Trossard having gone off within the win over Sunderland.
Arteta’s replace was transient. “[Bukayo, Martin and Leandro], we’ll see,” he mentioned.
Max Dowman stays unavailable as he continues his restoration from his ankle damage. “Max remains to be not accessible. Nevertheless, he’s doing very nicely.
“I feel he will likely be with us in per week or so, after which he can choose up the rhythm and be accessible for us.”
Arteta additionally addressed the scenario of Mikel Merino, who underwent foot surgical procedure earlier this week following a stress fracture that can rule him out for a number of months. “I feel the docs had been actually proud of the way in which [the surgery] went,” he defined.
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“Now it’s the beginning of clearly an extended course of, we’re speaking about bone therapeutic. So, we’ll respect the timings, and I’m certain he’s going to do every part he probably can to hurry up that restoration.
“The timeframes, we’re speaking about months – whether or not it’s three, 4 or 5, we don’t know.”
Brentford sit seventh after adapting impressively to the departures of Thomas Frank, Christian Norgaard, Yohan Wissa and Bryan Mbuemo, and stay firmly within the European dialog.
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But their current file towards Arsenal affords encouragement for the guests. Since Brentford’s first Premier League win over Arsenal in August 2021, they’re winless in eight conferences. Arsenal have gained their final three league visits to the Gtech Neighborhood Stadium by an combination rating of 7-1, and have misplaced solely considered one of their final 23 Premier League London derbies.
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With Manchester Metropolis able to slicing the hole on the prime on Wednesday night time, Arsenal’s process is evident. Three factors are important towards a aspect who’ve already crushed Villa away with 10 males and claimed victory at Newcastle.
In a season outlined by wonderful margins, this is not going to be an evening for complacency.