Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal early injury news as 6 ruled out

All the early injury news surrounding Arsenal and Nottingham Forest as they prepare to face off in the Premier League.

Arsenal are back in Premier League action on Saturday when they face Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on the back of their Carabao Cup clash with Chelsea. The Gunners still have a six point lead over Manchester City at the top, and they will be expecting to at least keep hold of that lead against strugglers Forest.

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Forest are a harder team to beat under Sean Dyche, and prior to a disappointing FA Cup defeat to Wrexham on penalties last weekend, the East Midlands side picked up a big win over relegation rivals West Ham, moving seven points clear of the drop.

Chris Wood - Out

Wood us out until at least late February. Dyche has said: “He's seeing the specialist for a follow-up scan. I think it might be [today] - certainly by the end of this week or early next week. But that's only a check-up, it's all going well so far.”

Ryan Yates - Doubt

Yates could return from a hamstring injury here, but there hasn’t been an update for some time on his condition.

John Victor - Out

Victor is out with a knee injury. Dyche said earlier this month: “He’s had some blood drained from his knee, but it’s not settled as quickly as hoped, so he’s having a more in-depth scan, just to check there’s nothing untoward there.”

Riccardo Calafiori - Out

We now know Calafiori is likely to be out until at least the end of the month. Arteta has said: “He is progressing, but we don't know. I think it will be a matter of a few weeks, probably. We don't know exactly when.”

Cristhian Mosquera - Out

Mosquera is going to be out for a few more weeks. Arteta said before the Chelsea game: “Evolving really well, but they're not training yet, so they're still a few weeks away.”

Max Dowman - Out

Arteta said before the Chelsea game: “Very similar to Mosquera. Very similar injury, very similar time frames, and both evolving really well, but they're not training yet, so they're still a few weeks away.”