Arsenal are back in Premier League action this afternoon, taking on West Ham at the London Stadium.
Here are the official line-ups.
West Ham: Fabianski, Wan Bissaka, Todibo, Kilman, Emerson, Soler, Soucek, Paqueta, Summervillle, Antonio, Bowen
Subs: Areola, Coufal, Guillherme, Ings, Alvarez, Rodriguez, Irving, Scarles, Mayers
Arsenal: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Jorginho, Rice, Odegaard, Saka, Trossard, Havertz
Subs: Neto, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Tierney, Nichols, Martinelli, Nwaneri, Sterling, Jesus
Partey?
Merino?
Lewis-Skelly?
From talking up our healthy squad to very very light in midfield in half a week. Dang.
We just can’t catch a break this season.
Arsenal have posted on X: “Mikel Merino (knee issue) and Thomas Partey (muscle issue) both miss out on tonight’s fixture.”
Life of an adult eh? Nothing is rosey and certain any more and when city are just shite for the first time in 100 years the PIGMOL refs from winterfell are dishing out red cards for fun to the capital team. For shit they can’t even be bothered to book any other team for
Rested, dunno, 17yo
COYG! Let’s get those 3 points.
What’s up with Declan Rice?
Nothing?
Nice. We always have more control when Jorgi plays.
Admit you got wrong with Partey and you will feel better. It’s just false pride now.
No Partey?
Merino and Partey?
Nichols instead of MLS, interesting.
Suspect it has more to do with the three other left backs on the bench than any indictment of MLS
No Merino or Partey… what the fvck with these stupid injuries, man?!
Where’s Partey now he’s playing well? Injury again? Prefer to start Gabi rather than Tross too.
What’s up with Partey and Merino?
Any idea what’s happened to Partey?
Is Partey injured?
No Partey or Merino? Hope Jorge is up for 90 mins!
I can only assume that Partey has some kind of injury, hence him not even being on the bench, yet alone in the team.
Apparently – according to the Guardian – Partey has a muscular issue, whilst Merino has a knee problem.
Tierney on the bench! Hope he gets a run out!!
Probably a bit warm for him.
No Partey or Merino in the squad? Strange and a bit concerning.
Not sure what strange about it. More than likely injured
Mikel said they “got injured and the game came too soon for them “. meaning should be fine for manure
No TP on the bench even?
Say muscle injury on Arsenal website
And Merino?
I suspect he’s just being rested for the midweek crash with Man Utd. Arteta mind games
Injured. Merino as well. Bit of a worry.
Been feeling so optimistic about everything this week, now one Partey muscle injury has burst that bubble.
I hope it’s more of a precaution than an RVP “3 weeks”
No Merino or Partey? Suddenly very light in midfield.
hope Trossard performs, i would prefer Martinelli….. ooops and no Merino????
No Partey, no Merino – from healthy squad to short in midfield in a half week.
Where is Partey?
Injured as usual.
You didn’t listen 😂
No Partey, no Merino on the bench. Looks like Jorghis legs have a lot of work to do. Let‘s hope they won’t let him down! #COYG
Rice can slot back to holding midfielder if need be and Nwaneri can play with odegarrd behind havertz. Jeez that sounds exciting
Nichols in Partey out
Tierney in MLS out
No midfield alternative for Merino
Does that mean Nwaneri might get a run out as left 8?
Urgh, sick to the back teeth of seeing the team sheet come out to reveal a couple of random absences, for us all to go ‘wtf, no partey?’. And then Arteta reveals later, ‘oh yeah, he picked up a knock in training’. This same shit’s happened countless times with the likes of Zinchenko and Partey the past couple of years, and it’s just what we cannot afford at this moment.
From Arsenal.con
“Partey is not in the matchday squad at all due to injury, while Martinelli drops to the bench. Mikel Merino is also injured and not included in the squad.”
No TP and Tross for Martinelli makes for a weaker team, would of liked Jesus to replace Martinelli and Merano to be included above Jorginho but what do i know, an away London derby is always tricky, getting that 1st goal is always key to keeping home fans quiet, disappointing Thomas not available as he’s been exceptional lately, I do worry about Dec tho, he doesn’t play well there, getting pelters every touch, good time for him to score today..
COYG!!!!!!
Everyone asking where’s Partey? bla bla. Arseblog doesn’t know everything!
Muscle injury according to Charles Watts.
Boring, rubbish game so far…
Let’s hope the second half is better…