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Arsenal are sweating over the fitness of captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ahead of their Boxing Day Premier League showdown with London rivals Chelsea.
The forward has missed the last two games with a calf injury and boss Mikel Arteta will be eager to have him back as the Gunners look to address their slump in form, which has placed them 15th on the table. after seven league games without a win since defeating Manchester United 1-0 at Old Trafford on 1 November.
“Auba is working hard with our medical team to regain his fitness as soon as possible,” the Arsenal update read.
‘[He] it has now joined external drills and will continue to assess availability before Saturday. ‘
Thomas Partey (thigh) will be missing again after sustaining the injury in the 2-0 loss to Tottenham earlier this month, and the Gunners ‘official website states:’ Thomas is currently unavailable but is progressing well and He is now working out on closed ball work, along with continued focus on his overall physical rehabilitation. ‘
Also midfielder Granit Xhaka is available after serving a three-game suspension and Gabriel Martinelli is likely to be fit after limping against Manchester City on Tuesday.
Chelsea will deliver the final fitness tests to full-backs Ben Chilwell and Reece James before the match at the Emirates Stadium.
Chilwell has an ankle problem and James has a knee problem, and the England stars could miss both Arsenal’s clash and Monday’s Stamford Bridge meeting with Aston Villa.
Hakim Ziyech is also offside with a hamstring injury, but is approaching a return to action.
Arsenal provisional roster: Bernd Leno, Runar Runarsson, Hector Bellerin, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Calum Chambers, Gabriel, David Luiz, Pablo Mari, Shkodran Mustafi, Sead Kolasinac, Kieran Tierney, Bukayo Saka, Dani Ceballos, Joe Willock, Mohamed Elneny , Granit Xhaka, Reiss Nelson, Emile Smith Rowe, Willian, Nicolas Pepe, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alexandre Lacazette, Gabriel Martinelli, Eddie Nketiah, Folarin Balogun.
Chelsea provisional squad: Edouard Mendy, Willy Caballero, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen, Fikayo Tomori, Kurt Zouma, Thiago Silva, Ben Chilwell, Reece James, Cesar Azpilicueta, Emerson Palmieri, Marcos Alonso, Jorginho, N’Golo Kante , Mateo Kovacic, Billy Gilmour, Mason Mount, Kai Havertz, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Tino Anjorin, Christian Pulisic, Tammy Abraham, Timo Werner, Olivier Giroud.
Source: m.allfootballapp.com
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