Arsenal welcome Leeds United to the Emirates Stadium on Saturday with the hope of starting their final push towards the title. The Gunners are now in the final stretch of the season and could end the weekend with an 11-point gap to second placed Manchester City.
With tougher fixtures on the horizon this game represents a chance to build up a head of steam. Mikel Arteta's men have now won six straight games in the league and have netted three or more times in five of their last six games.
The Premier League title is in their hands at this stage of the season but there is still plenty for their opponents to play for too. Leeds are among those seeking to avoid relegation in the tighest battle at the bottom of the table ever seen after 28 games.
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Javi Gracia's men will be without their star midfield man though as Tyler Adams is out. The USMNT captain has had surgery on a hamstring strain and will be on the sidelines for this match. "Tyler we’ll see his evolution, after his surgery we’ll see if he can play any games this season," Gracia said ahead of the game. We take it day by day.
Meanwhile, there are more blows in the Yorkshire camp. The new manager at Elland Road confirmed that Italy forward Willy Gnonto is also out of action. International team boss Roberto Mancini had hoped that the attacker would be okay, saying: "Gnonto is dealing with a sprain, I hope it is nothing to worry about."
Gracia had bad news though: "I’m sorry but I cannot clarify [the timeframe] because I don’t know. What I know is they’re out for this game. I think it will be more time, one week more, two weeks, it depends on their evolution."
Max Wober is the other player ruled out. The Austrian suffered a knock playing for his country last week. "Wober and Gnonto, hamstring and ankle injuries, they need time to recover, they are out of the team," Gracia explained. Stuart Dallas and Adam Forshaw are also abscentees for Leeds.
Arsenal, meanwhile, are closing in on full strength as Arteta confirmed that the squad was near total fitness outside of Mohamed Elneny and Takehiro Tomiyasu.
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