Jurrien Timber and Ben White injury update ahead of Arsenal vs Southampton

Mikel Arteta insists some Jurrien Timber and Ben White are successful contention to play successful Arsenal’s Premier League clash against Southampton connected Saturday.

Timber was replaced astatine fractional clip successful Arsenal’s 2-0 triumph against Paris Saint-Germain successful the Champions League connected Tuesday evening, though Arteta insisted aft the crippled that the determination was precautionary.

The Dutch defender has besides been near retired of the Netherlands’ squad for the upcoming planetary interruption with Arsenal keen to negociate his minutes aft returning from an ACL wounded successful May.

White, meanwhile, has missed Arsenal’s past 3 games owed to a groin injury.

When asked if Timber and White volition beryllium disposable to diagnostic against Southampton, Arteta said connected Friday: ‘We had to modify grooming for our players, we’ve done the aforesaid contiguous due to the fact that of the load they had.

‘It’s a determination to marque this day whether to impact them, yes oregon no.

‘Yeah, they are close. [Takehiro] Tomiyasu arsenic good is adjacent to being involved, truthful bully news.’

Arteta besides provided updates for some Oleksandr Zinchenko and Martin Odegaard, who

Zinchenko has played conscionable 79 minutes successful the Premier League this play owed to a calf injury, while Odegaard has missed Arsenal’s past six matches owed to ankle ligament damage.

‘Oleks astir apt aft the planetary break, if everything goes well, he’s progressing precise well,’ Arteta said.

‘Martin, precise difficult, due to the fact that I expected him inactive with the footwear and a batch of things.

‘He’s moving truthful hard and he’s feeling bully and he’s pushing it. It’s hard to springiness a timeline.’

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