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Arsenal injury news: 3 key players miss Everton clash after Gabriel update

Kian Long
Kian Long

The Top Flight

Gabriel Magalhães #6 of Arsenal FC (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

In today’s Arsenal injury news – There has been an update on Gabriel Magalhaes after fears he would be ruled out against Everton & more.

Arsenal face Everton away from home on Sunday, in Mikel Arteta’s return to action after the international break. The spirits are high in the North London camp at the moment after the dramatic win against rivals Manchester United. This seems like the perfect time to play Everton but as we know, facing a Sean Dyche team away from home is never easy.

With that in mind, Mikel Arteta would like to field his strongest lineup. Although, he is aware of the following midweek fixture against PSV in the Champions League opener. While squad rotation will become important, it doesn’t seem like the right time to start doing that now.

Arsenal injury news – Gabriel will be fit as 3 players miss Everton match

Thankfully for Mikel Arteta, there has been a positive Arsenal injury news update from Football London. They claim that despite Gabriel having ice applied to his leg after being subbed off for Brazil, he is still expected to play their next fixture on Tuesday.

For Arsenal, the injured players remain the same known three – Thomas Partey, Jurrien Timber and Mohamed Elneny, none of them expected to return to action by Sunday’s fixture.

Gabriel Magalhaes started this season on the bench which is not where he’d like to play. Mikel Arteta insisted this was for tactical reasons but since then, he reintroduced Gabriel back to the starting lineup.

Admittedly, the Brazilian was one of the best players on the pitch against Man United, so he’ll feel like his chances of being selected against Everton are high. Although, the final call will of course come from the manager Mikel Arteta.

What do you make of today’s Arsenal injury news?

Kian Long

Kian Long

Kian Long is the Editorial Director for FanSided's Soccer Division and a sports fan his entire life. Kian has been part of the FanSided team since 2017 and has both written and edited thousands of articles across the division. When he's not watching soccer, Kian is probably watching WWE, throwing darts, or telling his cats to quit scratching the couch. Reach out to Kian at kian.long@fansided.com