White, Timber, Hincapie - Arsenal injury news and return dates ahead of Brighton
Ben White and Jurrien Timber(Image: (Justin Setterfield/Getty Images))
Arsenal will be looking to continue their excellent start to the season when they face Brighton & Hove Albion tomorrow afternoon. The Gunners will head to the south coast amid an ominous start to their Premier League defence after securing four victories from four matches.
An eighth consecutive win across all competitions tomorrow would also see Arsenal equal the club’s 123-year record for their best start to a campaign. But Mikel Arteta does have several injury concerns.
And with that in mind, we have rounded-up the latest Arsenal injury news following Mikel Arteta’s pre-match press conference on Friday morning.
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Timber had been expected to feature against Ipswich Town on Tuesday after coming on at half-time against Sunderland on Saturday night.
However, he was excluded from Arteta’s squad for the game, but the Gunners boss said on Friday: "Yes, we have another session; they are all willing to be part of it. We have another session to try to make sure they are fit."
Potential return date: September 19, Brighton & Hove Albion (A).
The defender missed the win over Ipswich due to a muscular injury.
Asked for an update on Friday, Arteta said: "Yes, we have another session; they are all willing to be part of it. We have another session to try to make sure they are fit.
Potential return date: September 19, Brighton & Hove Albion (A).
Mikel Arteta, Jurrien Timber and Piero Hincapie during an Arsenal training session(Image: (Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images))
The England international was another who missed the win at Portman Road after being replaced by Timber during the 2-0 victory over Sunderland last weekend due to a groin issue.
But Arteta confirmed on Friday: "Ben is all good, we have another training session this afternoon, so very positive about everybody."
Potential return date: September 19, Brighton & Hove Albion (A).
The defender was also absent from Arteta’s squad for the win over Ipswich, but he could return for tomorrow afternoon's game at the Amex.
Potential return date: September 19, Brighton & Hove Albion (A).
The France international has not kicked a ball this season as he continues his rehabilitation from a back injury sustained at the World Cup.
Before the win over Sunderland, Arteta said: "We don’t really know the amount of weeks Wilo [Saliba] is going to be out because it’s about a healing process and everything is a bit different - we know we have to respect certain timings.
"The progression has been really positive in the last few weeks, but we need to wait and see how that one reacts when we start to put some load into it.”
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