Kieran Tierney has been dominated out of Arsenal’s Premier League conflict with Crystal Palace on Monday night resulting from a knee harm.
The left-back performed a full sport in each of Scotland’s fixtures throughout the worldwide break.
However he has not been named in Mikel Arteta’s matchday squad for the Gunners’ journey to Selhurst Park.
When requested in regards to the extent of Tierney’s knee harm, Arteta stated earlier than the sport: ‘We don’t know.
‘He got here again from worldwide responsibility and he felt one thing improper in his knee. We scanned it and there's some harm there.
‘He’s seeing the specialist on Tuesday and hopefully we'll know extra however it’s not trying good.’
Nuno Tavares has been introduced in to cowl Tierney at left-back.
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In the meantime, Nicolas Pepe can be absent resulting from sickness, whereas Takehiro Tomiyasu continues to overlook out resulting from a calf drawback.
Elsewhere, Aaron Ramsdale returns to the beginning XI after recovering from a hip drawback, whereas Bukayo Saka additionally begins after recovering from Covid.
Arsenal presently sit fifth within the Premier League however a win or a draw towards Palace would put Arteta’s aspect again into fourth spot.
The Gunners can even nonetheless have a sport in hand over Tottenham after tonight’s fixture
Palace, in the meantime, might transfer as much as ninth within the desk in the event that they beat Arsenal.
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