Arsenal team news: Injury, suspension list vs. Lens

Arsenal will be bidding to make it three straight wins in all competitions when they head to France to face Lens in their second match in the group stage of the Champions League.

Mikel Arteta's side made the perfect start to their Group B campaign by beating PSV Eindhoven 4-0 on September 20, so they will be aiming to move onto six points in the section on Tuesday night.

The Gunners will enter the contest off the back of a 4-0 win over Bournemouth in the Premier League, with the result leaving them third in the table on 17 points.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up Arsenal's injury and suspension news ahead of their clash with Lens, who are down in 13th position in France's top flight amid an underwhelming start.

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Status: Major doubt Type of injury: Hamstring Possible return date: October 3 (vs. Lens)

Martinelli was again ruled out against Bournemouth due to a hamstring issue, but there is a chance that the Brazil international could be back in the squad for this match.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Groin Possible return date: October 21 (vs. Chelsea)

Partey will again miss out against Lens due to a groin problem, but the midfielder is on course to return to action before the end of the month.

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Status: Out Type of injury: Knee Possible return date: Unknown

Timber sustained a serious knee injury on his Premier League debut for Arsenal, and the Netherlands international will be unavailable for the foreseeable future.

Arsenal have no players suspended for this match.