Injury blow & 8 changes: Predicted Arsenal lineup vs Blackpool
Arsenal face Blackpool at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday, looking to get back to winning ways after a frustrating draw against Crystal Palace.
Arsenal face Blackpool at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday, looking to get back to winning ways after a frustrating draw against Crystal Palace.
Arsenal had to fight hard for their 11th consecutive win on Thursday night, but they managed to grind out a 1-0 victory in the end.
Sokratis Papastathopoulos has hinted that he could be back from injury sooner than expected, with Arsenal’s official line that he’s still being assessed ahead of Monday’s Leicester City match.
Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Petr Čech are both doubts for Arsenal’s clash with Leicester City at this stage, as they recover from recent injuries.
Sokratis Papastathopoulos had to come off at half-time in Greece’s clash with Finland, with reports in his home country suggesting he has an ankle injury.
Granit Xhaka, Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang all captained their countries on Saturday, to varying degrees of success on the pitch.
Sokratis has been named in the European Team of the Week after his impressive return from injury against Qarabag on Thursday evening in Azerbaijan
Sokratis says that he ‘feels good’ after returning to the Arsenal lineup following his knee injury and insists there is no danger of Arsenal being fatigued when they face Fulham on Sunday.
Sokratis was left out of the Arsenal squad at the weekend as a precaution and has not suffered any sort of setback according to reports that emerged this weekend.