Gabriel Magalhaes, Jurrien Timber - Arsenal injury news and return dates for Aston Villa clash

Mikel Arteta has been dealt a huge injury boost ahead of Arsenal's clash against Aston Villa. The Gunners will welcome Unai Emery's side to the Emirates Stadium on Sunday afternoon as the Premier League title race builds a head of steam.

Arsenal head into the clash following a 2-2 draw against Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinal first leg on Tuesday night. As for the Villans, they secured a 2-1 win over Lille in the Europa Conference League on Thursday evening.

When quizzed on Aston Villa's progress under the former Gunners boss, Arteta said: «What they’ve done since Unai came in. He’s made a huge impact in terms of performances. It’s consistently unbelievable what they’ve been doing. They’re in European competition where they played last night. Really impressed with what they’ve done.»

With Liverpool and Manchester City both expected to beat Crystal Palace and Luton Town, respectively, the north London outfit are under pressure to make sure they too pick up three points this weekend. So, football.london has taken a look at all the latest injury news and updates at Arsenal.

Gabriel Magalhaes picked up a knock against Brighton last weekend, but he returned to action on Tuesday night in the Champions League. The 26-year-old defender was also dealt a blow to the head by Harry Kane, but he seemed to be fine.

Injury: Knock.

What Arteta has said: «We’ve got one more day to prepare the match. We will see tomorrow if everyone is available. We have some but hopefully with another day we’ll be okay.»

Potential return date: Aston Villa (H) — April 14.

Arsenal win the title, Tottenham grab top four – Predict the final Premier League table

Premier League confirm huge change that will impact Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham

The