Arsenal will be desperate to give their fans something to cheer when Burnley pay a visit to the Emirates for Sunday afternoon's Premier League contest.
Mikel Arteta's side were outgunned and outfought against Liverpool in the EFL Cup in midweek, with Diogo Jota's double sending the Reds to the final.
Now turning their attention back to Premier League action, Arsenal - whose most recent clash versus Tottenham Hotspur was postponed - remain firmly in top-four contention, currently sixth in the table with two games in hand on fourth-placed West Ham United.
Here, Sports Mole rounds up all of Arsenal's latest injury and suspension news ahead of the clash with the Clarets.
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Africa Cup of Nations
Possible return date: Unknown
Mohamed Elneny remains on Africa Cup of Nations duty with Egypt and is unavailable to the Gunners.
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Africa Cup of Nations
Possible return date: Unknown
Nicolas Pepe remains on Africa Cup of Nations duty with Ivory Coast and is unavailable for this contest.
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Hip
Possible return date: Unknown
The hip problem that Cedric Soares suffered against Liverpool at Anfield kept him out of Thursday's second leg, and the right-back is not expected to return in time for the weekend.
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Neck
Possible return date: Unknown
Calum Chambers was another casualty of the EFL Cup semi-final first leg and did not take part in midweek due to a neck issue, with the quick turnaround likely rendering him unavailable for this one too.
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Status: Major doubt
Type of injury: Fitness
Possible return date: January 23 (vs. Burnley)
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has affirmed that his heart is fine following a scare over a post-COVID cardiac complication - the Gabon international has returned to Arsenal from the Africa Cup of Nations but may still require more time to build up his fitness.
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Back
Possible return date: Unknown
Second-choice goalkeeper Bernd Leno could once again be absent with the back problem that kept him out of the squad in midweek, although he is thought to be on the verge of an exit anyway.
ARSENAL'S SUSPENSION LIST
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Status: Out
Return date: February 10 (vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Granit Xhaka saw red in the first leg of the EFL Cup semi-final versus Liverpool and will serve the second of a two-game ban during the visit of Burnley.
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Status: Out
Return date: February 10 (vs. Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Thomas Partey endured quite the rollercoaster 24 hours on Thursday - arriving back in London in the morning, making the bench for the visit of Liverpool and seeing red as a substitute for two bookable offences - so the Ghana international joins Xhaka on the naughty step here.
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