Arsenal remained in touch with the Premier League's runaway pack as they laid down a marker on Sunday, beating West Ham 6-0. Mikel Arteta's side also did it without their strongest side available.
Having now won the past four matches since the winter break, Arsenal are hitting form at the right time of the season.Champions League matches are on the horizon andcompared to City and Liverpool — both are competing on at least three fronts for now — there is a chance to take advantage of a positive squad boost.
Arsenal were missing Gabriel Jesus, Thomas Partey, Emile Smith Rowe, Jurrien Timber, Oleksandr Zinchenko, and Takehiro Tomiyasu for the mauling in East London. They were also able to drop Jorginho down to the bench after he played such a big role in the huge title fight against Liverpool last week too.
As the pressure ramps up, Arteta will be eyeing the return of some of his key names. Here, football.london has the latest as Arsenal plan for a trip to Turf Moor next.
Despite being a standout performer against Liverpool, Jorginho was left on the bench against West Ham and remained unused throughout the game. Arsenal are managing a foot problem with the Italian.
Injury: Foot
What Arteta said: N/A
Expected return date: Burnley (A) — Saturday, February 17.
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Despite returning from the Asian Cup last week, Tomiyasu missed the game at West Ham. Arteta confirmed afterward that he returned from his international duties with a slight problem. The defender's injury is not thought to be serious, football.london has learnt. There is hope he will return to the side
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