Nuno Espirito Santo reveals four Nottingham Forest injury concerns ahead of trip to Arsenal on Saturday
Nottingham Forest could be missing up to four players against Arsenal.
Arsenal host Nottingham Forest this week who have impressed so far this season under Nuno Espirito Santo. Forest sit on the same number of points as Arsenal with goal difference just separating the two sides.
The Gunners were in poor form before the international break as they were winless in four Premier League games in a row which has left them nine points behind league leaders Liverpool. Their most recent game was a 1-1 draw against title rivals Chelsea. Mikel Arteta will be keen to get back to winning ways this weekend. However, his opponents could be without up to four players during the game with Forest making assessments over their fitness ahead of Saturday’s clash at the Emirates.
Speaking to Nottinghamshire Live in his Thursday press conference, Forest manager Nuno confirmed that midfielders Danilo and Ibrahim Sangare are set to miss the game with long-term injuries. He said: “Those two are definitely out and cannot be involved. We have some other situations to manage and decide.”
In terms of players in doubt for the game, Nigeria international Ola Aina is a doubt, but expected more likely to play on Saturday due to an injury that he suffered over the international break in Nigeria’s 1-1 draw with Benin Republic. Nuno said: “We are just managing some players and some situations. As we mentioned before, we took the chance of this international break to recover some players. Let’s wait and see if they improve.”
Roman Sosa will be late to join his teammates after being on international duty with Paraguay which means he may be in doubt over his match fitness on Saturday, however after those four names, Nuno confirmed that Forest have a fit and ready squad for Saturday’s game. He added: “ We still have Sosa to arrive, because he plays later. The rest of them are here - and, for now, OK.”
Arsenal’s injury concerns
Ahead of the game, Mikel Arteta has a few names that are in doubt for the game as Bukayo Saka, Leandro Trossard, Declan Rice and Riccardo Calafiori are all trying to get back to full fitness ahead of kick off. Meanwhile, Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu remain out injured and will likely not return until December.