Arsenal team news: ‘Yesterday it didn’t look too good’ – Wenger sweats over Alexis Sanchez fitness
Arsenal host Sunderland at the Emirates stadium tonight as they look to keep their UEFA Champions League hopes alive.
The Gunners need to win their two remaining league games and hope Liverpool or Man City suffered an end of season collapse if they are to finish in the top-four.
Arsenal come into the game in high spirits after they smashed Stoke City with a 4-1 score line on Sunday. The Gunners have won their last three league games in a row.
Sunderland meanwhile are rooted to the foot of the table and have already been relegated. The Black Cats have recorded just one victory in their last ten games.
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Arsenal injuries:
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has been ruled out of tonight’s clash due to a thigh injury.
Laurent Koscielny – who has been carrying an injury for several weeks – is a doubt going into tonight’s encounter.
There are also question marks over Alexis Sanchez who came off during Arsenals win over Stoke due to a thigh injury. However, the Chile international was present in first-team training on Monday.
“Alexis Sanchez will have a test today. Yesterday it didn’t look too good, but with him you never know,” Wenger was quoted as saying by The Sun.
“He’s so keen. Maybe it was just a kick. It could be a possibility that he recovers.”
Germany international Mesut Ozil was the star of the show against Stoke last week is available for selection once again tonight
Arsenal suspensions:
Arsenal come into tonight’s game without any suspensions.
