Arsenal are in action away to Burnley this afternoon as they look to maintain their lead at the summit of the Premier League.
Martin Odegaard remains sidelined as a result of the knee injury he suffered against West Ham United earlier this month.
Noni Madueke is also still unavailable as a result of the knee injury he picked up against Manchester City in September with Kai Havertz not featuring since the opening day of the season.
While the trio are not in contention today, they are likely to be available for the north London derby against Tottenham on 23 November.
Declan Rice and Riccardo Calafiori both came off in the win over Crystal Palace last Sunday but both were back in the squad on Wednesday night in the Carabao Cup victory over Brighton.
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William Saliba and Gabriel Martinelli were also casualties last weekend, missing the midweek game as a result of those unspecified knocks.
Saliba was still being assessed this week with Arteta confirming on Friday he is still a doubt.
Martinelli meanwhile has been ruled out.
Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus also remain unavailable.
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.
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.
How do you think Arsenal will perform against Burnley?
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They’ll win easily.
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It will be a close match, but they’ll win.
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It could end in a draw.
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Burnley might pull off an upset.