Arsenal head to Burnley this weekend looking to maintain their lead at the summit of the Premier League.
The Gunners sit four points clear at the top of table, leading Bournemouth with Tottenham and Sunderland a further point behind.
With Liverpool’s woes worsening, title talk in north London is heating up with Mikel Arteta’s side looking formidable despite a string of injury problems in the opening months of the season.
Martin Odegaard remains sidelined as a result of the knee injury he suffered against West Ham United earlier this month.
The captain was not expected to return before the November international break but Arteta has spoken confidently about his return although the trip to Turf Moor this weekend is expected to come too soon.
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Noni Madueke is also still sidelined as a result of the knee injury he picked up against Manchester City in September with his return expected to fall in late November or early December.
Declan Rice and Riccardo Calafiori both came off in the win over Crystal Palace on Sunday but both were back in the squad on Wednesday night in the Carabao Cup victory over Brighton.
William Saliba and Gabriel Martinelli were also casualties last weekend, missing last night’s game as a result of those unspecified knocks.
Saliba was still being assessed this week with Martinelli also set to go further tests. Arteta will provide a further update on the pair when he speaks to the press on Friday.
Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus remain unavailable.
Arsenal XI to face Burnley – Metro prediction
Arteta was able to rest almost his entire starting XI midweek against Brighton with Eberechi Eze the only player to start who you’d expect to be in the team again on Saturday.
Saliba’s availability is likely to be the biggest decision facing the Arsenal boss – if he is passed fit he could opt for the same XI that secured that hard-fought win over Palace last weekend.
Burnley vs Arsenal TV channel and kick-off time
Burnley vs Arsenal kicks off at 3pm on Saturday 1 November.
Given that kick-off slot, the match will not be available to watch live in the UK.
But you can follow all the action with Metro’s LIVE matchday blog.