Zinchenko, Raya battle - Three things spotted in Arsenal training ahead of Crystal Palace clash
Arsenal are back in action today when they take on Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.
The Gunners secured a 2-1 victory against Nottingham Forest in their first Premier League game of the season. But there was one major negative with summer signing Jurrien Timber picking up an ACL injury, meaning he will be absent for the majority of the 2023/24 campaign.
Ahead of his side's trip to Selhurst Park, Mikel Arteta has been putting his players through their paces at the club's London Colney training ground. So, football.london has taken a look at all the things spotted in the latest round of Arsenal training pictures.
Zinchenko present
Oleksandr Zinchenko has been sidelined due to a calf injury since May, missing the Gunners' pre-season tour of the United States and last week's game against Forest.
However, the Ukraine international was spotted in Saturday's training session, with Arteta confirming in his pre-match press conference that he was hopeful of Zinchenko being fit enough to face the Eagles. «Alex is doing very well, he’s been training with us and hopefully we’re going to have him available very, very soon», the Spaniard said on Friday.
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Raya battle
New signing David Raya was spotted in training alongside fellow goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale.
The former Brentford shot-stopper will be hoping to make his Arsenal debut this evening and Arteta claimed that there was no first-choice 'keeper ahead of the trip to Selhurst Park. When asked if there was a first-choice shot-stopper, he replied: «In any position? No.
»Nine, seven, 11, six, goalkeeper — no, there isn’t."
Still no Jesus
One player who was not spotted in first-team training was
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