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quite a lot of injury concerns that emerged leading as much as and throughout the international break.<\/p>\n<p>William Saliba, Noni Madueke, Martin Zubimendi, Martin Odegaard, Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard returned to motion within the FA Cup defeat to Southampton last weekend and the Champions League win over Sporting CP on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Gabriel Magalhaes was forced off at St Mary\u2019s but was fit enough to return to the starting XI midweek.<\/p>\n<p>With focus now shifting back to Premier League matters, Arteta continues to be battling other issues.<\/p>\n<p>Saka and Timber missed each games against Southampton and Sporting with the latter also missing the Carabao Cup final before the international break.<\/p>\n<p>The pair weren&#8217;t spotted in an open training session on Thursday, with Piero Hincapie and Riccardo Calafiori also absent.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><figcaption>Saka missed training on Thursday (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mikel Arteta gave little away during Friday\u2019s pre-match press conference but did confirm there have been changes since Thursday\u2019s session \u2013 without confirming who was back amongst their teammates on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Hincapie has been ruled out nevertheless as he recovers from a hamstring injury.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eberechi Eze injury latest<\/h2>\n<p>Eze meanwhile has not featured since his starring role in Arsenal\u2019s victory over Bayer Leverkusen within the second leg of their Champions League last 16 tie last month.<\/p>\n<p>The previous Crystal Palace star was one other to miss the Carabao Cup final, also sitting out of England\u2019s friendlies against Uruguay and Japan and Arsenal\u2019s games against Southampton and Sporting.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2266782024.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27648465\" alt=\"Arsenal FC v Bayer 04 Leverkusen - UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 Round of 16 Second Leg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Eze also missed the Carabao Cup final (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He was nevertheless spotted back in training on Thursday, despite suggestions he might be out of motion for as much as six weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Arteta confirmed on Friday the midfielder is \u2018available\u2019 for the visit of the Cherries.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is Martin Odegaard injured again?<\/h2>\n<p>Odegaard has endured an injury-stricken begin to the 12 months, missing 11 games with muscle and knee problems. <\/p>\n<p>Having sat out of the international break to complete his recovery, the Norway international began each games against Southampton and Sporting but was 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