Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta opted to drop influential trio Bukayo Saka, Eberechi Eze and Jurriën Timber to the bench for Wednesday night’s Premier League clash

Arsenal star William Saliba was unexpectedly out injured for the huge Premier League clash against Chelsea and Mikel Arteta has issued the latest update.

Mikel Merino and Bukayo Saka were both on target on Wednesday night as the Gunners restored their five-point cushion at the top of the Premier League

On Wednesday, Arsenal beat Brentford 2-0 at home, with Mikel Merino and Bukayo Saka on the scoresheet, while Villa had an eventful game against Brighton at the Amex Stadium.

Arsenal are cursing their bad luck with injuries to center backs, and Gunners fans will be sweating on the latest Cristhian Mosquera injury news. The Spanish center back had to go off injured in the first half of their game against Brentford on Wednesday after appearing to suffer an ankle injury as he landed awkwardly.

A rsenal manager Mikel Arteta has admitted centre back William Saliba is on the cusp of returning from injury, but defensive partner Gabriel will need longer on the sidelines.

Mikel Arteta has been nominated for the Premier League Manager of the Month after we scored nine goals in an unbeaten month

Arsenal travel to Aston Villa in the Premier League on Saturday lunchtime but there's optimism Declan Rice has avoided injury on a night where centre-back Cristhian Mosquera also limped off