Arsenal will be hoping to extend their three-game winning streak with a victory over Bournemouth as the Gunners look to defend their place at the top of the Premier League. Mikel Arteta's side will welcome the Cherries to the Emirates Stadium this afternoon - and it appears that the Spaniard has a number of tough decisions to make.
The north Londoners sit top of the table with a five point lead over Manchester City. Arsenal took great advantage of their game in hand as they ran riot at the King Power Stadium, defeating Leicester City 4-0.
Jorginho initially looked to be a doubt to against Bournemouth after picking up a knock. As did Thomas Partey, who replaced the Italy international at half-time.
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While the likes of Gabriel Martinelli, Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard stole the headlines, the midfield duo were - and will continue to be - key to Arteta returning to London Colney with three points.
In other injury news, Emile Smith Rowe enjoyed a brief cameo off the bench in the Midlands. A groin issue has plagued the midfielder's campaign thus far with the 22-year-old limited to just a handful of Premier League appearances.
Gabriel Jesus looks closer than ever to a return with Arteta revealing 'he's not far now'. However, a place in the Bournemouth squad looks relatively unlikely despite him being 'spotted' in training.
A suggestion that Eddie Nketiah might not feature against the Cherries is the fact that he wasn't pictured in Friday's training session at London Colney. Mohamed Elneny has been out with a knee issue for some time now but has since penned a new deal.
Arteta will be pleased to see so many stars beginning to make their returns with the Europa League in the horizon. Arsenal will face Sporting CP in the round-of-16 next week.
So, with that being said, football.london has taken a look at the Gunners' full squad to face Bournemouth.
Goalkeepers: Aaron Ramsdale, Matt Turner, Karl Hein.
Defenders: Ben White, Gabriel Magalhaes, Rob Holding, William Saliba, Kieran Tierney, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Lino Sousa, Jakub Kiwior.
Midfielders: Thomas Partey, Granit Xhaka, Emile Smith Rowe, Jorginho, Martin Odegaard, Fabio Vieira, Matt Smith, Amario Cozier-Duberry, Ethan Nwaneri.
Forwards: Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, Eddie Nketiah, Leandro Trossard, Reiss Nelson.
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