MX23RW : Sunday, January 19 21:55:04| >> :60:2985:2985:
[monks data]
Attendance: 59,877
Arsenal logo
Premier League | Gameweek 27
Feb 24, 2019 at 2.05pm UK
 
Southampton logo

2-0

Lacazette (6'), Mkhitaryan (17')
FT(HT: 2-0)

Arsenal team news: Injury, suspension list vs. Southampton

Sports Mole looks at the latest injury and suspension news for Arsenal ahead of Sunday's Premier League encounter with Southampton.

Arsenal play host to Southampton in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon having had a two-week break from domestic action.

The Gunners have played both legs of their Europa League last-32 tie with BATE Borisov during that time, with a 3-0 victory over the Belarusian champions on Thursday night sealing their place in the next round.

Manager Unai Emery had to deal with a number of selection issues ahead of each of those fixtures, although the Spaniard did take the opportunity to give Mesut Ozil 90 minutes of football earlier this week.

Here, Sports Mole looks at Arsenal's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their encounter with Ralph Hasenhuttl's side.



ARSENAL'S INJURY LIST

Laurent Koscielny

Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny in action during his side's Premier League clash with West Ham on January 12, 2019© Reuters

Status: Doubtful
Type of injury: Muscle
Possible return date: February 24

Koscielny hobbled off against BATE on Thursday night, although Emery has suggested that the Frenchman's withdrawal was more of a precaution. However, the centre-back is unlikely to be risked at the weekend.


Ainsley Maitland-Niles

Ainsley Maitland-Niles in action for Arsenal on December 7, 2017© Reuters

Status: Slight doubt
Type of injury: Illness
Possible return date: February 24

Maitland-Niles missed out on a place in the squad against BATE due to illness, but the right-back should be back in contention for the game with the Saints.


Hector Bellerin

Arsenal's Hector Bellerin is stretchered off on January 19, 2019© Reuters

Status: Out
Type of injury: Knee
Possible return date: Unknown

Hector Bellerin suffered a serious knee injury against Chelsea last month, and the right-back will not return until the latter months of 2019.


Rob Holding

Rob Holding is stretchered off for Arsenal on December 5, 2018© Reuters

Status: Out
Type of injury: Knee
Possible return date: Unknown

Rob Holding also sustained a serious knee injury against Manchester United at the start of December and like Bellerin, the centre-back will not return this season.


Danny Welbeck

Danny Welbeck is stretchered off the field during Arsenal's Europa League tie with Sporting Lisbon on November 8, 2018© Reuters

Status: Out
Type of injury: Knee
Possible return date: Unknown

Danny Welbeck has been sidelined since the end of 2018 with a broken ankle and although the forward has recently suggested that he is happy with his progress in recovery, it is highly unlikely that the striker will feature again this season.


ARSENAL'S SUSPENSION LIST

Arsenal have no suspensions ahead of this game.


ID:351106: cacheID:351106:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:7058:
Written by
Darren Plant
No Data Analysis info
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Mesut Ozil in action for Arsenal on January 29, 2019
Read Next:
How Arsenal could line up against BATE
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
FT
Washington
45-31
Lions
8pm
Rams
@
Eagles
11.30pm
Ravens
@
Bills
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool21155150203050
2Arsenal22128243212244
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest22135433221144
4Manchester CityMan City22115644291538
5Newcastle UnitedNewcastle22115638261238
6Chelsea21107441261537
7Bournemouth22107536261037
8Aston Villa2210663334-136
9Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2281043530534
10Fulham228953430433
11Brentford2284104039128
12Crystal Palace226972528-327
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd2275102732-526
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham2275102743-1626
15Tottenham HotspurSpurs22731245351024
16Everton214891828-1020
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves2144133148-1716
18Ipswich TownIpswich2237122043-2316
19Leicester CityLeicester2235142348-2514
20Southampton2213181550-356


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!