Arsenal duo Declan Rice and Kai Havertz are match fit, will travel with the squad to face Brighton | OneFootball

Arsenal duo Declan Rice and Kai Havertz are both fit to play and will travel with the Gunners’ squad to face Brighton & Hove Albion on Wednesday, according to Hand of Arsenal.

The Gunners account and insider is famous for breaking major news about Mikel Arteta’s side and providing the latest updates around the Emirates Stadium club.

They are followed by the likes of Dharmesh Sheth, Charles Watts, Miguel Delaney, Fabrizio Romano and Sami Mokbel on X and have proven to be a trusted source concerning all things Arsenal.

Hand of Arsenal have now claimed this evening that both Rice and Havertz are match-fit and will be available to face the Seagulls.

However, the Gunners will not make a final decision on both players as regards including them in the official matchday squad until later tomorrow.

Rice was forced off during the second-half against Chelsea on Sunday with a knock and there were fears he could be unavailable for the Wednesday trip.

Havertz came off the bench to play 14 minutes against the Blues and was involved in the latest Arsenal training sessions.

Having him available to play more minutes tomorrow after several fitness issues this term will be a huge boost for the team and the German.

Havertz has been limited to just four Premier League appearances all season, and he will be eager to feature against Brighton.

Being without Rice, who has missed just one league game so far this term, for such a game would have been a huge blow for Arsenal.

However, it appears the England international midfielder has managed to shake off the knock from Sunday and will be raring to go tomorrow.

The North Londoners need their squad depth available between now and the end of the campaign given their upcoming run of games, and Arteta will be praying none of his key players picks up any serious injury in the coming days.