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First Team Squad
Goalkeepers
1 Manuel Almunia
21 Lukasz Fabianski
24 Vito Mannone
53 Wojciech Szczesny

Defenders
3 Bacary Sagna
5 Thomas Vermaelen
6 Laurent Koscielny
20 Johan Djourou
22 Gael Clichy
28 Kieran Gibbs
30 Armand Traore

Midfielders
2 Abou Diaby
4 Cesc Fabregas
7 Tomas Rosicky
8 Samir Nasri
15 Denilson
16 Aaron Ramsey
17 Alex Song
19 Jack Wilshere
23 Andrey Arshavin
27 Emmanuel Eboue

Strikers
10 Robin van Persie
11 Carlos Vela
14 Theo Walcott
29 Marouane Chamakh
52 Nicklas Bendtner

Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas faces three-week lay-off
Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas will be sidelined for up to three weeks because of a hamstring injury.
Midfielder Fabregas, 23, limped off after half an hour of Saturday's 1-1 Premier League draw at Sunderland, having scored the 13th-minute opener.
A statement on the club's website read: "Arsenal Football Club have confirmed that Cesc Fabregas will be out for two to three weeks.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/footbal ... 017787.stm

Wenger warns Dutch over RVP
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has left Holland in no doubt regarding the possibility of selecting Robin van Persie in November.
Dutch boss Bert van Marwick is under the impression that his star striker will have suitably recovered from an ankle injury in time to face Turkey on 17th November.
But Wenger is adamant that Van Persie will not be available for the friendly next month and has said it would be 'an absolute scandal' if the forward was called upon.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528, ... 88,00.html

Arsenal suffer Gibbs blow
Arsenal defender Kieran Gibbs has been ruled out for 'a few weeks' following a knee injury sustained at Newcastle.
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"It is a medial knee ligament strain. It needs to be checked on the scan tomorrow but it will be a few weeks."
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However, Arsenal will be boosted by the news that long-term injury duo Robin van Persie and Aaron Ramsey will return to full training by the end of next week.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528, ... 13,00.html

Vermaelen Achilles setback, Diaby to have his ankle tested.

RVP and Nasri have no ill effects from the Newcastle defeat;

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archiv ... njury-news

Aaron Ramsey's loan spell with Forest is about to come to an end, after Wenger refuses to extend it.

http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archiv ... amsey-loan

Arsenal's fourth choice keeper Vito Mannone returns from loan spell with Hull a month early, due to a thigh injury.

Vermaelen suffers setback
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has revealed that Thomas Vermaelen has suffered 'a little setback' in his rehabilitation.
The Belgian centre-half first picked up an Achilles problem while on international duty at the start of September and has struggled to shake off the ailment ever since.
He has made painfully slow progress in his recovery, with setbacks hindering his progress at regular intervals.
The Gunners had hoped that he would be ready for a first-team return early in 2011, but now accept that will not be the case.
Wenger admits that he is unsure when Vermaelen will be back in contention, with the Frenchman unable to predict when the 25-year-old will be fully fit.
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http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528, ... 46,00.html