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Arsenal vs Norwich preview: How to watch, lineups, injury updates & prediction

By Ross Kennerley

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 01: Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal and Steve Bruce, Manager of Newcastle United interact following the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Norwich City at Emirates Stadium on July 01, 2020 in London, England. Football Stadiums around Europe remain empty due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in all fixtures being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 01: Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal and Steve Bruce, Manager of Newcastle United interact following the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Norwich City at Emirates Stadium on July 01, 2020 in London, England. Football Stadiums around Europe remain empty due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in all fixtures being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) /
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LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 01: Thomas Partey of Arsenal and Ruben Loftus Cheek of Cheslea battle for the ball during the Pre-season Friendly match between Arsenal and Chelsea at Emirates Stadium on August 01, 2021 in London, England. (Photo by Chloe Knott – Danehouse/Getty Images) /

Arsenal Team News – Thomas Partey Returns With Emile Smith Rowe a Doubt

Talk of Arteta no longer having any excuses stems largely from the players he now has to choose from in competitive action.

Missing a wealth of stars through various means of absence, he now welcomes back a near full strength contingent for the visit of the Canaries.

Most notable is the return of Thomas Partey. Yet to feature this season after suffering an ankle injury, the Ghanaian is now available for selection. Whether he starts or not is another matter. Centre-backs Ben White and Gabriel Magalhaes are also back, with the pair looking set for their first outing alongside one another. It might come too soon for Takehiro Tomiyasu.

Up front Eddie Nketiah is back fit albeit unlikely to feature on the day, while there have also been some casualties since the last outing.

Emile Smith Rowe is a doubt having fallen ill while away with the England Under-21 side, although it’s been confirmed not to be COVID-19.

Mohamed Elneny is also unavailable and will be for some time after suffering a hamstring strain that has ruled him out of returning to training for up to three weeks.

As for the visitors, new signing Christos Tzolis netted twice on his debut in the EFL Cup but looks set to miss out of this one, with Bali Mumba and Przemyslaw Placheta the others due to miss out.

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