Arsenal XI vs West Ham: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup and injury latest for Premier League game | OneFootball

Gunners could be sweating on a number of new fitness concerns for London derby

Mikel Arteta says Arsenal will have to check on the fitness of a number of players ahead of Saturday’s trip to West Ham.

Gabriel is one of those, with the defender forced to come off late during Tuesday’s 5-1 win over Sporting CP in the Champions League.

Arteta says Arsenal have to “wait and see” as to whether the Brazilian will be fit to face the Hammers, while he also revealed there are other unspecified doubts.

Arteta rotated his team for last week’s 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest and he could be tempted to do so again on Saturday, with Arsenal hosting Manchester United on Wednesday.

Gabriel Jesus, Jorginho and Leandro Trossard all started against Forest and we will be pushing to face West Ham. Trossard impressed off the bench against Sporting, scoring Arsenal’s fifth goal, and he could come back in for Gabriel Martinelli.

Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu both remain sidelined with knee issues, though fellow full-back Kieran Tierney was back in the matchday squad in Lisbon in midweek after five months out with a hamstring injury.

Predicted Arsenal XI (4-3-3): Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Saka, Havertz, Trossard

Saturday 5.30pm GMT, Sky Sports

Venue: London Stadium

Referee: Anthony Taylor

Arsenal squad from: Neto, Raya, Setford; Calafiori, Gabriel, Heaven, Kiwior, Saliba, Tierney, Timber, Zinchenko; Havertz, Jorginho, Lewis-Skelly, Merino, Nwaneri, Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Jesus, Martinelli, Saka, Sterling and Trossard

Injured: Tomiyasu (knee), White (knee)

Doubt: Gabriel

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