Arsenal's Armenian midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan (L) celebrates with Arsenal's Swiss defender Stephan Lichtsteiner after scoring their second goal during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Southampton at the Emirates Stadium in London on February 24, 2019. (Photo by Ian KINGTON / AFP)

Triple injury boost for Arsenal ahead of Bournemouth and Tottenham games

Feb 25, 2019

2Ainsley Maitland-Niles

HUDDERSFIELD, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 09: Ainsley Maitland-Niles of Arsenal arrives at the stadium prior to the Premier League match between Huddersfield Town and Arsenal FC at John Smith’s Stadium on February 9, 2019 in Huddersfield, United Kingdom. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)

Maitland-Niles was a surprise absentee for Arsenal’s game against BATE Borisov on Thursday until it was revealed he’d been licking the communal Arsenal germbox.

He also missed out on Sunday but Unai Emery is hopeful that the 21-year-old will have recovered sufficiently to be involved against Bournemouth on Wednesday night.

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