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Early squad news
Mikel Arteta was coy connected nan the fittingness concerns surrounding his squad during his pre-match property convention but said “there will beryllium changes” to nan squad that started against Sporting. He did guarantee reporters that Eberechi Eze is disposable for selection. “The will that he’s shown from time 1 to get backmost arsenic speedy arsenic possible, really he’s pushed nan aesculapian unit and himself to beryllium there, it’s conscionable awesome to watch,” he said.
Mikel Merino remains sidelined, while location are doubts complete nan fittingness of Bukayo Saka, Jurrien Timber, Martin Odegaard and Piero Hincapie for today’s game. “I don’t know,” Arteta said upon being asked who would beryllium be capable to play. “Some of them.”
For Bournemouth, Justin Kluivert and Lewis Cook are decidedly out, while Andoni Iraola said Junior Kroupi and Alex Jimenez “are afloat recovered and fresh to go” aft recovering from niggles they picked up connected world duty.
Iraola said Kluivert is recovering good aft knee room and is eager to return to action arsenic soon arsenic imaginable successful a bid to support his hopes of playing for nan Netherlands astatine nan World Cup alive. “He’s doing really good but we cannot do stupid things,” said Iraola. “We person to springiness nan clip that everybody needs.”
Premier League: Arsenal v Bournemouth
To nan Emirates, wherever a triumph for convention leaders Arsenal will move them 12 points clear of Manchester City for a time astatine least, albeit having played 2 games much and pinch a mouthwatering conflict betwixt nan 2 sides slated for adjacent weekend. Today’s lucifer against Bournemouth is Arsenal’s first League lucifer successful almost a period and they travel into it connected nan backmost of a creditable but workmanlike away triumph against Sporting successful nan quarter-final first limb of nan Champions League.
The stalemate specialists from nan southbound seashore get astatine nan Emirates connected nan backmost of 5 consecutive apical formation draws (out of 15 truthful acold this season), nan astir caller coming against Manchester United astatine nan Vitality Stadium. In 13th place, pinch their caput coach’s early clouded pinch uncertainty, Bournemouth stay successful contention for European qualification, contempt their mid-table position. Kick-off astatine nan Emirates is astatine 12.30pm (BST) but we’ll person squad news and build-up successful nan meantime.
