Abou Diaby is hoping to return for the home game with West Brom on Saturday.
The midfielder has been out since injuring his ankle against Bolton a fortnight ago and will have a fitness test on Friday.
Tomas Rosicky (ankle) and Emmanuel Eboue (knee) also face examinations. Meanwhile Alex Song is back from suspension and Sebastien Squillaci (muscle) should return after being rested in midweek.
Apart from that Arsenal’s injury list is well known however, speaking on Thursday, Arsène Wenger did have greater clarity on the timescales involved. Cesc Fabregas (hamstring) is out for the next two games but has a chance of returning for the encounter at Stamford Bridge next Sunday. Thomas Vermaelen (Achilles) is on a similar schedule.
Kieran Gibbs (foot) is almost certainly out this Saturday but any absence will be thankfully short. After limping out of the midweek victory at Tottenham, there were fears he had broken a metatarsal.
“The only player who could come back is Diaby,” said Wenger. “He will have a test on Friday morning and we will see from there.
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Alex Song is back from suspension? It was only last week he was sent off. Does the Carling cupplay a role in this?
ReplyDeleteYes it does, one game suspension no matter which copetition it is (FA cup, Carling cup, Premier League)
ReplyDeleteGetting sent off for a second yellow is always a 1 match suspension. A straight red is 3 matches.
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