Smith Rowe, Holding, Lacazette: Latest Arsenal team news and injury updates ahead of Burnley

Arsenal are again in Premier League motion on Saturday towards Burnley.

The Gunners will go into the sport on the again of wins over Benfica and Leicester City as Mikel Arteta’s aspect purpose to complete as excessive as potential within the Premier League desk.

Whilst a top-four problem appears unlikely at this level, a top-seven end – and Europa League soccer subsequent season – is actually not out of the query if Arsenal can string some wins collectively.

Having misplaced to the Clarets within the reverse assembly on the Emirates Stadium earlier within the season, Gunners might be determined to win this one and keep this wave of momentum.

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Ahead of Saturday’s recreation at Turf Moor, we have now rounded up all the newest Arsenal injury news.

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Rob Holding

Rob Holding was unintentionally caught on the again of the top by Manchester City’s Joao Cancelo late within the recreation and was the topic of the Premier League’s first concussion substitution.

The defender was taken from the sector and assessed for a possible concussion, and as is the brand new protocol needed to bear additional concussion exams this week.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta was underneath the impression that Holding had certainly suffered from a concussion.

Defender Rob Holding was taken off towards Manchester City on Sunday afternoon. (Image: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC through Getty Images).

It was confirmed the defender wouldn’t be accessible for Benfica: “Regarding Rob, he isn’t accessible. He had a concussion, we examined him and he is fully wonderful however clearly, now we have to comply with the protocols and he will not be capable to journey.”

Having stated that, Holding returned to the squad for the Leicester conflict and was an unused substitute.

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Emile Smith Rowe

The 20-year-old began Arsenal’s 3-1 victory away to Leicester and had been having a very good recreation earlier than he needed to limp off simply after after the Gunners had equalised, having gone behind early on to the hosts.

But talking ahead of his aspect’s journey to Burnley within the Premier League this Saturday, Arteta was extra optimistic concerning the outlook for the injury.

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“Emile has a scan yesterday,” stated Arteta. “It doesn’t look a big injury. But he was in discomfort.”

It isn’t identified but whether or not Smith Rowe is anticipated to overlook the journey to Turf Moor because of this of the injury or if he might be again in time for the Gunners’ Europa League tie towards Olympiacos subsequent Thursday.

Meanwhile, Mohamed Elneny and Alexandre Lacazette can be found regardless of being substituted towards the Foxes.

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