Fabianski, Traore, Vela, and (finally) Denilson have been removed from the injured list. Diaby could be back vs. Chelsea.
Way to go, Dub. Fabregas could be out for a couple of weeks after sustaining an ankle injury. http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/30537/fabregas-injury
True we're not. Yet. It's starting to form a very similar pattern to previous seasons though. Just being a bit pessimistic I suppose. Yep. You got me. Well played.
There is no current time-frame but we'll probably get an update after his operation but I'm guessing around 10 weeks. William Gallas and Arshavin both picked up knocks in the game but Wenger has said that they should be fit for the game against Chelsea. I'm sort of apprehensive about the game seeing as we'll have to rely on Traore in the left-back role.
^ He looked good, if a bit over-aggressive, against Sunderland. Perhaps we'll throw Eboue in there instead? He's more experienced though doesn't have Traore's pace, seemingly. AA picks up a knock every game. It's amazing how good he is considering he's got the body of a tween.
Current injuries and updates: Kieron Gibbs -- Broken metatarsal. Will be out for at least 2-3 months. William Gallas -- Bruised eye and ankle knock. Out for a couple of days, should be fit for Chelsea. Abou Diaby -- Calf. Out for a month. Gael Clichy -- Back stress-fracture. Has made good recovery and will be back in around three weeks. Lukasz Fabianki -- Thigh. Fabianski will play in a reserves match against Villa later this week. Robin van Persie -- Ankle ligaments. RVP will be out for at least six weeks. Nicklas Bendtner -- Groin. Bendtner is close to returning and will be back in training in two weeks. Johan Djourou -- Knee. Djourou will be out for the rest of the season while on international duty. That would be seven players that star in the first-team squad (including bench).
Hm, a couple of guys on Twitter were saying that Vermaelen (left-footed) and Sagna can also play on the left-flank but I can't really see that happening. It's most likely that we'll see Traore start there, but you never know with Wenger.
One last thing, our attack looks scary when our full squad is back. Song ripping people's faces off, Denilson wrecking the back of the net, Fabregas just being fucking Jesus, Arshavin running around like a god damn Russian midget addicted to coke, van Persie spinning around with a rocket attached to his left boot, and Nasri getting his leg's snapped. Or if that doesn't work, you can always have Walcott in there running full-tilt at everything and airing shots into the stratosphere.
New Injuries:Bacary Sagna -- Ankle knock. Bacary will be out four a couple of days but should be fit for Stoke this Saturday. Updates: Robin van Persie -- Ankle ligaments. RVP will be out for at least six weeks. After further investigation, van Persie will actually be out for four to five months. Kieron Gibbs -- Broken metatarsal. Kieron will be out for at least three months after a successful surgery. Abou Diaby -- Calf. Abou will be out for another two weeks and will then resume full training. Gael Clichy -- Back stress-fracture. Clichy will be out for another two to three weeks. No other updates at this time. Nicklas Bendtner -- Groin. Bendtner is close to returning and will be back in training in two weeks and it close to full-training. Johan Djourou -- Knee. Long-ass lay-off. Around eight months. Fit: William Gallas -- Bruised eye and ankle knock. Gallas featured in the 3-0 against Chelsea and has recovered to "full form". Lukasz Fabianki -- Thigh. Fabianski will feature in the 18-man squad against City today.
New Injuries: Theo Walcott -- Hamstring. Walcott will be out with a short-term hamstring pull. More details to follow. Updates: Robin van Persie -- Ankle ligaments. RVP will be out for at least six weeks. After further investigation, van Persie will actually be out for four to five months. Kieron Gibbs -- Broken metatarsal. Kieron will be out for at least three months after a successful surgery. Abou Diaby -- Calf. Abou will be out for another two weeks and will then resume full training. Gael Clichy -- Back stress-fracture. Clichy will be out for another two to three weeks. No other updates at this time. Nicklas Bendtner -- Groin. Bendtner is close to returning and will be back in training in two weeks and it close to full-training. Johan Djourou -- Knee. Long-ass lay-off. Around eight months. Fit: Bacary Sagna -- Ankle knock. Bacary will be fit for Stoke.
New Injuries: Emmanuel Eboue-- Eboue will miss the game at Anfield, and Wenger has no given any more information on the duration. Tomas Rosicky -- Rosicky will also miss the game at Anfield. There was no further information provided. Updates: Robin van Persie -- Ankle ligaments. van Persie is recovering well and is still looking at a period of 4-5 months on the sideline. Kieron Gibbs -- Broken metatarsal. Kieron will be out for at least three months after a successful surgery. Gael Clichy -- Back stress-fracture. Clichy will be out for another two to three weeks. No other updates at this time. Nicklas Bendtner -- Groin. Bendtner will be back by the New Year. Johan Djourou -- Knee. Long-ass lay-off. Around eight months. Fit: Theo Walcott -- Hamstring. Walcott started against Olympiakos and will be fit for Liverpool. Eduardo -- Thigh. Eduardo missed the Stoke game, and could return for Liverpool. Abou Diaby -- Calf. Diaby will be available for the Liverpool after being out for a month.
