Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday’s Premier League clash between Arsenal and Southampton.
One win away from a fabulous 400 in the Premier League, Arsenal welcome struggling Southampton to the Emirates Stadium for Saturday afternoon’s top-flight showdown.
Mikel Arteta‘s side were 2-0 victors over Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday, one day after the Saints fell to a 3-1 loss to Bournemouth, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.
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ARSENAL
Out: Martin Odegaard (ankle), Oleksandr Zinchenko (calf), Kieran Tierney (hamstring)
Doubtful: Ben White (groin), Jurrien Timber (muscle), Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee)
Sports Mole’s predicted XI: Raya; Calafiori, Saliba, Gabriel, Kiwior; Havertz, Partey, Rice; Saka, Trossard, Martinelli
SOUTHAMPTON
Out: Gavin Bazunu (Achilles), Jack Stephens (suspended), Kamaldeen Sulemana (ankle)
Doubtful: Will Smallbone (thigh)
Sports Mole’s predicted XI: Ramsdale; Sugawara, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Taylor; Downes, Aribo, Lallana; Fernandes; Dibling, Brereton Diaz
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