Gabriel Magalhaes is expected to be fit for Arsenal’s match against Nottingham Forest on Sunday, despite limping away from Thursday’s PSV clash.

LONDON, ENGLAND: William Saliba (R) and Gabriel Magalhaes (C) of Arsenal celebrate their side's second goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Fulham FC at Emirates Stadium on August 27, 2022. (Photo by Eddie Keogh/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND: William Saliba (R) and Gabriel Magalhaes (C) of Arsenal celebrate their side’s second goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Fulham FC at Emirates Stadium on August 27, 2022. (Photo by Eddie Keogh/Getty Images)

Ryan Taylor reports for the Express that Gabriel Magalhaes is expected to be fit for Arsenal this weekend, as his problem is understood to be an impact injury, rather than anything muscular.

There are no guarantees, but the Express claim that all being well, Gabriel should recover in time for Sunday.

Immediately following Thursday’s match, Sam Dean had tweeted that Gabriel was limping down the tunnel at the end of the game, and looked to be grimacing in pain.

Footage then emerged of the player leaving the stadium to get onto the club coach, with a pretty clear limp as he did so.

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The 24-year-old defender has played every minute of Arsenal’s Premier League campaign so far, and he’d be a big miss if he were to be absent for any serious length of time. Fortunately, that doesn’t appear to be likely.

LEEDS, ENGLAND: Gabriel Magalhaes, William Saliba, Granit Xhaka and Rob Holding of Arsenal celebrate after their sides victory during the Premier League match between Leeds United and Arsenal FC at Elland Road on October 16, 2022. (Photo by Eddie Keogh/Getty Images)
LEEDS, ENGLAND: Gabriel Magalhaes, William Saliba, Granit Xhaka, and Rob Holding of Arsenal celebrate after their side’s victory during the Premier League match between Leeds United and Arsenal FC at Elland Road on October 16, 2022. (Photo by Eddie Keogh/Getty Images)

Though the World Cup break is coming up, Arsenal still have five more games in all competitions before then. Even then, Gabriel has a good chance to go to Qatar with Brazil, so he may not get the chance to rest.

But Gabriel doesn’t look to be a starter for his national team at the moment, so he should at least avoid the strains of competitive football for a while.

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