Arsenal team news: Injury, suspension list vs. Brentford

Arsenal return to Premier League action on Saturday afternoon when they square off against Brentford at the Emirates Stadium.

Last weekend, the Gunners had no fixture as a result of Chelsea competing at the Club World Cup, and it has left the club sitting in sixth place in the standings.

However, with games in hand and having recently edged out newfound rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers in their last outing, Mikel Arteta will be confident of strengthening their bid for Champions League qualification.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up all of Arsenal's latest injury and suspension news ahead of the clash with the Bees.

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Status: Minor doubt Type of injury: Calf Possible return date: February 19 (vs. Brentford)

Tomiyasu has recently been absent with a calf injury, resulting in the Japanese missing the recent game at Wolves. However, having returned to training this week, the right-sided defender may be selected among the replacements at the weekend.

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Status: Major doubt Type of injury: Coronavirus Possible return date: February 19 (vs. Brentford)

Leno tested positive for coronavirus in the build-up to the Wolves match on February 10. While it is possible that the goalkeeper could return to the squad, he will only be selected on the substitutes' bench at best.

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Status: Out Return date: February 24 (vs. Wolves)

Having collected two yellow cards in extremely quick succession against Wolves, Martinelli will sit out this contest, returning for the reverse fixture with Wolves on Thursday.