Arsenal have provided their supporters with an injury update ahead of the weekend’s fixture versus Southampton at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners, who have tasted victory just once in their last five Premier League fixtures, will be without Dani Ceballos and almost certainly Sead Kolasinac.
Such is the discontent amongst the Arsenal fan base at present, these supporters seem completely indifferent in regards to the news with nobody showing any signs of concern.
stopped carring
— XhakaBestTacklerLoL (@na_amoeba) November 21, 2019
At least we finally get to see Bellerín and Tierney start together. Sad that it takes injuries to see our best players
— KING (@_IKENNA_) November 21, 2019
I desire an L in this match, that can reduce the number of days Emery has at @Arsenal
— Sirengo Brian Nicolas (@NicolaSirengo) November 21, 2019
Not even watching this one, I know how it ends.
— Moeketsi Nkemele (@BeraBery) November 21, 2019
No Kolasinac no problem
— E Pain Dem ? (@winfieldlloyd) November 21, 2019
Ooh so Arsenal are playing this wknd!?. I almost forgot about them
— Lacaz (@Ni_Zephy) November 21, 2019
What do we think?
Ceballos is yet to recover from the hamstring injury he suffered during the Europa League trip to Vitoria S.C. and Kolasinac returned from international duty with a tight hamstring (per the club’s official website). The Bosnian international is being assessed ahead of Saturday’s game but given its a hamstring, he’s unlikely to be risked.
At left-back, Arsenal have Kieran Tierney, a player who some believe warrants a starting place ahead of Kolasinac anyway, so we don’t expect any major disruptions there. Granit Xhaka, though, could return after the manager revealed he was an option for the upcoming clash against Southampton (per Sky Sports).
The north London giants are in desperate need of a victory, and with Spurs having pulled the trigger on their underperforming coach just a few days ago, another poor result could see the pressure on Emery intensify.