Martinelli, Saka, Tomiyasu - Arsenal injury news and return dates for Brentford match
Arsenal expect to have Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli available for their upcoming Premier League match-up with Brentford on Saturday evening. Both players started the preceding rout against Sheffield United, but had to be withdrawn from the action with minor concerns.
Sweating over their fitness with Brentford next up, Mikel Arteta provided a promising update during his latest pre-match press conference. Takehiro Tomiyasu, Jurrien Timber and Oleksandr Zinchenko are the other three players on the treatment table at London Colney right now.
However, their would-be involvement against Brentford is still up in the air. Given the severity of Timber's setback, Tomiyasu and Zinchenko should return to the matchday squad sooner than the former Ajax man.
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On-loan Spanish goalkeeper David Raya is, meanwhile, ineligible against his parent club. Here's our latest round-up from the physio's room — with predicted return dates for Arsenal's injured players;
Injury: Calf
Expected return date: March 9 vs Brentford (H)
What Arteta has said: «He's very close, he's already doing something on the grass and, hopefully, we're going to have him very close with us.»
Injury: Knee
Return date: TBC
What Arteta has said: «Jurrien is still not close enough to be part of the squad.»
Injury: Calf
Expected return date: March 9 vs Brentford (H)
What Arteta has said: «It's possible [he will be available], but we'll have to wait and see.»
Injury: n/a (illness)
Return date: n/a
What Arteta has said: «We had Martinelli and Bukayo with little issues. We're pretty positive that hopefully they can
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