Arsenal are hoping to welcome two more injured players back into the fold against Sheffield United next Monday, according to a report.

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 04: Oleksandr Zinchenko of Arsenal reacts prior to the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Liverpool FC at Emirates Stadium on February 04, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND: Oleksandr Zinchenko of Arsenal reacts prior to the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Liverpool FC at Emirates Stadium on February 04, 2024. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

The Evening Standard report that Oleksandr Zinchenko and Thomas Partey are both “planning to step up” their workloads this week in the hope that they can make the squad to face Sheffield United next Monday.

Both players are reportedly eager to make their comebacks, after just narrowly missing out on the squad to face Newcastle United last Saturday.

Arsenal haven’t made any decisions just yet, and they’ll wait until later this week to do so.

With no game in midweek, there’s no rush to get the two players back involved immediately.

Arsenal's Brazilian striker #09 Gabriel Jesus celebrates after scoring his team first goal during the English Premier League football match between Nottingham Forest and Arsenal at The City Ground in Nottingham, central England, on January 30, 2024. (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Arsenal’s Gabriel Jesus celebrates after scoring his team first goal during the English Premier League football match between Nottingham Forest and Arsenal at The City Ground in Nottingham, central England, on January 30, 2024. (Photo by PAUL ELLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Arsenal’s injury list is steadily shrinking at the moment, with Zinchenko and Partey two of just four players still on it after Gabriel Jesus and Fabio Vieira made their comebacks last week.

The other two absentees are Jurrien Timber and Takehiro Tomiyasu, both of whom should be back in the next month or two on current estimates.

No one is expected to miss the remainder of the season, though with Tomiyasu’s record of setbacks and the complications that often come with an ACL injury like Timber’s, you wouldn’t bet against further delays to their returns.

LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 12: Jurrien Timber of Arsenal receives medical treatment during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Nottingham Forest at Emirates Stadium on August 12, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND: Jurrien Timber of Arsenal receives medical treatment during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Nottingham Forest at Emirates Stadium on August 12, 2023. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

Arsenal will need their squad to be at full strength if they hope to compete for the Premier League and the Champions League, the last two trophies on offer to Mikel Arteta’s side.