Arsenal could welcome four key players to their matchday squad ahead of their opening day fixture against Crystal Palace.
Patrick Vieira's side host the Gunners at Selhurst Park on Friday night as the 2022/23 Premier League season kicks off.
The Eagles' opponents have spent heavily on summer recruits but have a number of injuries to contend with, most notably with Emile Smith Rowe, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Fabio Vieira, and Kieran Tierney.
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Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta confirmed that three of the quartet will feature in training with the hope that they are fit enough to feature 24 hours later.
"Three out of four are gonna be training this afternoon," Arteta said on Thursday afternoon. "If everything goes well hopefully they are going to be in the squad."
Palace will be hoping to get off to a winning start and improve on Vieira's very impressive debut season where the club finished 12th in England's top division.
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