rsenal could be without a number of key first-team players for today’s Premier League trip to Bournemouth.
Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard have all been unable to train this week.
Saka suffered a kick to his foot in the draw at home to Tottenham last Sunday, while Rice came off at half-time with a back problem. Martinelli and Trossard, meanwhile, have hamstring issues.
Fabio Vieira and William Saliba did not play during Wednesday’s 1-0 win over Brentford in the Carabao Cup.
Mikel Arteta is due to make a final decision on his squad before the Gunners travel down to Bournemouth on Friday night, with Thomas Partey and Jurrien Timber definitely out.
“[Rice] wasn’t available [on Wednesday],” said Arteta. “He had to leave the London derby [early] and he hasn’t trained yet.
“We have another session in an hour or two so we’ll have more news…
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