Arsenal may have Jurrien Timber and William Saliba available for his or her Premier League clash with Leeds United this afternoon.
After that draining defeat to Manchester United last weekend, each defenders missed the Champions League dead rubber against Kairat on Wednesday having sat out of coaching the day past.
Mikel Arteta confirmed each men were carrying minor knocks but after a little bit of midweek rest, each are expected to reclaim their places within the starting XI this afternoon.
The Arsenal boss was capable of make wholesale changes to his side on Wednesday night, changing his entire starting XI.
Riccardo Calafiori got his first minutes of the yr under his belt having recovered from injury, playing the first-half before being replaced by Piero Hincapie.
The Italy international could get his first start since before Christmas today.
Gabriel Jesus was given the nod against United last week and could possibly be Arteta’s first selection option up top going forward with Gyokeres amongst those drafted in on Wednesday night.
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That game also marked Kai Havertz’s first start of the season with the German scoring after quarter-hour.
While Arteta might be delighted to have him back, one other start within the space of the week is unlikely after such a lengthy layoff.
After persistent injury problems within the first-half of the campaign, Arteta has a totally fit squad to pick from except Max Dowman who’s recovering from an ankle injury.
Arsenal XI to face Leeds – Metro prediction
If deemed fit enough to begin twice in per week, Calafiori will be the only player from Wednesday night to maintain his place within the side.
A goal and an assist for Gyokeres may have helped his cause however the sight of Jesus getting (almost) the entire night off after coming off the bench on 77 minutes might suggest he might be within the starting XI today.
Martin Odegaard was hooked before the hour mark against United and might be hoping to deliver a greater performance at Elland Road.
Leeds vs Arsenal TV channel, live stream and kick-off time
Leeds vs Arsenal kicks off at 3pm today (Saturday 31 January).
On condition that kick-off slot, the match is not going to be televised live within the UK.
But you’ll be able to follow all of the motion with Metro’s LIVE matchday blog.
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