Saliba and Martinelli add to Arsenal’s growing injury list | OneFootball

The French defender William Saliba and the Brazilian forward Gabriel Martinelli will add to Arsenal's list of absentees for the match against Brighton, in the fourth round of the English League Cup, the London club announced this Tuesday.

Saliba had to be substituted at halftime during Arsenal's 1-0 victory over Crystal Palace on Sunday due to an injury, the nature and severity of which have not been disclosed. Martinelli, who started on the bench and came on in the second half, left the field limping.

However, Declan Rice, who also left the match injured, is available for coach Mikel Arteta.

“He is out. We are assessing, but he will not play,” Arteta explained about the French defender, before adding: “It seems that Martinelli is also out. We need to conduct more tests to assess the severity of the injury, but it's still too early for him.”

Arsenal is already without Martin Odegaard, Kai Havertz, Noni Madueke, and Gabriel Jesus, all in the medical department.

The victory over Palace allowed the team to open a four-point lead at the top of the English Championship, with seven wins in nine rounds.

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