Arsenal Injury News: Will Bukayo Saka play against Nottingham Forest?

In today's Arsenal injury news - We will assess Bukayo Saka's fitness levels ahead of the upcoming Premier League match against Nottingham Forest.

Bukayo Saka seems to be ever-present on the Arsenal injury scare list. This is due to the nature of his game and attracting rough treatment from other players.

Before the international break, Bukayo Saka was omitted from the match early against Chelsea. He was seen limping off the pitch.

Then, Bukayo Saka made himself unavailable for selection for England in the November international break. Considering he prides himself on representing the country, this certainly raised alarm bells for Arsenal fans.

What injury does Bukayo Saka have?

According to Sami Mokbel of the Daily Mail, Bukayo Saka had a thigh issue throughout the November international break.

This thigh issue saw Bukayo Saka subbed off against Chelsea before the international break and subsequently missed both of England's fixtures during the break.

When will Bukayo Saka return from injury?

Bukayo Saka has successfully returned from injury. According to Mikel Arteta, Bukayo Saka was in training for Arsenal today (Friday 22 November), with no issues.

In his own words, Mikel Arteta said: "Bukayo and Declan as well very good they had partial session."

We can only assume that this means Bukayo Saka will be available to Arsenal for the Nottingham Forest match.

Who can replace Bukayo Saka at Arsenal?

Bukayo Saka is able to face Liverpool this weekend. He has returned to training, meaning he is fit enough to start.

However, with the Champions League fixture in midweek at the back of Mikel Arteta's mind, he may or may not decide to rest Saka. Time will tell.

If Saka is rested further against Nottingham Forest, then Gabriel Jesus is able to take his place on the right-wing, so too is Raheem Sterling.

We would be remiss to ignore the fact that Mikel Arteta said "partial training". So, whether Saka is up to full match speed remains to be seen.

Is Bukayo Saka available for Fantasy Football?

Yes, Bukayo Saka has trained for Arsenal, so he is available to start this weekend against Nottingham Forest.

Bukayo Saka is an excellent option for your Fantasy Football team. As it stands, he has the most assists of any Premier League player so far this season (7).

We have already named our predicted Arsenal lineup vs Nottingham Forest. Unsurprisingly, we have named Bukayo Saka - We've seen this race against times many times, after all.

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