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Evening Standard
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George Flood

Arsenal: Mikel Arteta issues new Ethan Nwaneri update and reveals reason for late substitution

Late change: Ethan Nwaneri went off with just under 10 minutes to go with Arsenal losing at home to West Ham - (Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

Mikel Arteta has allayed injury fears over Ethan Nwaneri following Arsenal’s damaging Premier League defeat by West Ham.

The highly-rated teenager started on the right of an attack led by Mikel Merino for the injury-hit Gunners in Saturday’s London derby at the Emirates Stadium, but was part of a blunt display as Jarrod Bowen’s close-range header before half-time condemned the hosts to a costly 1-0 loss that is likely to have dealt a major blow to their title hopes.

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