Arsenal XI vs Liverpool: Saka injury latest, confirmed team news and predicted lineup for Premier League

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·26 octobre 2024

Arsenal XI vs Liverpool: Saka injury latest, confirmed team news and predicted lineup for Premier League

Gunners head into huge game with concerns over a raft of important player

Saka has been out since suffering a hamstring injury on England duty and Mikel Arteta has said it is “very uncertain” whether he and Jurrien Timber will be fit.

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“He’s done a bit of training on the grass,” said Arteta about Saka on Friday. “How far we can get him before Sunday is another question. We have another day, which is a good thing. We will see.”

Timber is also back in training but he has not played since the start of this month due to a muscle issue.

“Timber, it was the first session that he could have some involvement,” said Arteta on Friday. “He’s been out for a while. We expected him to be further along than he is at the moment. Again, we will have to see.”

Riccardo Calafiori is expected set to miss the Liverpool clash with the knee injury he suffered in the Champions League win over Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday, which could leave Arteta with a headache at left-back.

Arsenal will hope to have Bukayo Saka fit for their clash with Liverpool on Sunday

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“He needs some more tests,” said Arteta on Friday. “Yesterday he had some, today he’s going to have some more. After that, we will know. Last time we thought it was really bad and then he ended up playing two days later. So let’s see.”

Arsenal will be without the suspended William Saliba, and if Timber and Calafiori are out it means Arteta will be forced into a major defensive reshuffle.

Ben White may be forced to play in the heart of defence alongside Gabriel, with Thomas Partey dropping into right-back.

On the other flank, Arteta has three left-backs to choose from in Jakub Kiwior, Myles Lewis-Skelly and Oleksandr Zinchenko.

On Saka, Calafiori and Timber, the manager said: “We’re going to do our very best to somehow have them available. But it’s very, very uncertain.”

Kieran Tierney (hamstring), Martin Odegaard (ankle) and Takehiro Tomiyasu are all expected to miss out, too.

Arsenal predicted XI (4-2-2-2): Raya; Partey, White, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Rice, Merino; Saka; Martinelli; Havertz, Trossard

Doubts: Calafiori (knee), Saka (hamstring), Timber (unspecified muscular problem)

Injured: Odegaard (ankle), Tierney (hamstring), Tomiyasu (knee)

Suspended: Saliba

Time and date: 4:30pm GMT on Sunday October 27, 2024

TV channel: Sky Sports

Venue: Emirates Stadium

Referee: Anthony Taylor

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