Arsenal vs Fulham injury news latest as manager confirms fresh blow

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Arsenal vs Fulham injury news latest as manager confirms fresh blow

Arsenal face Fulham in the Premier League this weekend and Marco Silva will be unable to call on a key player due to injury

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Fulham star Ryan Sessegnon has been ruled out of the Premier League clash against Arsenal this Saturday. Marco Silva confirmed the fresh blow when issuing a team news update on Thursday, with the Cottagers' head coach also confirming two others are still out, but that one key player could return.

He said on Thursday: "It's not good news. Sessegnon is going to be out of the next game, and probably the one after will be the same story for him, and then we will have to assess him day by day. For the Arsenal game, for sure out. For the game after, for sure out.

"Alex [Iwobi] is out still, plus Kevin. Kenny [Tete], we will have to see how he reacts from the last two sessions. He can probably be involved in the game.

"We have some doubts on some players, but we will assess them tomorrow to see how they react from things that happened in the week."

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Losing Sessegnon for the trip to Emirates Stadium is quite the blow for Fulham, with the former Tottenham star having scored the winner against Aston Villa last weekend.

Silva does have Antonee Robinson to call on, though, with the USMNT star back fit after a challenging season with injuries. Kai Havertz has also seen his campaign plagued by issues with the 26-year-old currently unavailable.

He picked up a new problem during the win over Newcastle United which saw him miss the Champions League semi-final first leg against Atletico Madrid.

Both Eberechi Eze and Bukayo Saka came off the bench having overcome recent injuries, with the latter's nine-minute cameo last weekend his first appearance since mid-March.

The England winger subsequently played the final 22 minutes in the Spanish capital which means he could start against Fulham on Saturday evening.

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That game is one of four huge league games remaining for Mikel Arteta's side with the Premier League title up for grabs. Manchester City play just over 48 hours after Arsenal as they head to the Hill Dickinson Stadium on Monday evening to face Everton.

The Gunners' semi-final second leg follows in that midweek with a controversial 1-1 draw against Atletico played out on Wednesday.

Referee Danny Makkelie awarded three penalties on the night but only two stood – both of which were converted – with the third overturned following a VAR review.

On the incident, Arteta said: "What I'm incredibly fuming with is how the hell the penalty on Ebz gets overturned in the manner that it happened when there is no clear and obvious error. And this changes the course of the game. And at this level, I'm sorry but this cannot happen."

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