Arsenal will be looking to bounce back from their Anfield nightmare when they host Fulham at the Emirates on New Year’s Day.
The club have issued a piece of team news and injury update ahead of the match with the latest on Mesut Ozil, Shkodran Mustafi, Nacho Monreal, Hector Bellerin, Dinos Mavropanos, Emile Smith Rowe, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Rob Holding and Danny Welbeck.
The update on Arsenal.com said:
Mesut Ozil
Left knee. Being assessed ahead of Fulham (h) on Tuesday, January 1.
Shkodran Mustafi
Right hamstring. Being assessed ahead of Fulham (h) on Tuesday, January 1.
Nacho Monreal
Right hamstring. Being assessed ahead of Fulham (h) on Tuesday, January 1.
Hector Bellerin
Left calf. Being assessed ahead of Fulham (h) on Tuesday, January 1.
Dinos Mavropanos
Groin injury. Being integrated back into full training.
Emile Smith Rowe
Right hip. Expected to return to full training in two weeks.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Right foot. Fractured metatarsal. Expected to return to full training in February.
Rob Holding
Left knee. Recovering after surgery.
Danny Welbeck
Right ankle. Recovering after surgery.
This is a nightmare situation as the Arsenal boss Unai Emery looks to get us back to winning ways after falling five points behind fourth-placed Chelsea in the race for Champions League qualification.
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