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  "textContent": "Declan Rice came off in the second half against Chelsea (Picture: Getty)\n\nMikel Arteta is hopeful that Declan Rice will be able to feature when Arsenal travel to Brighton in the Premier League on Wednesday.\n\nRice produced another influential display for the Gunners at the weekend as they restored their five-point lead at the top of the table with a 2-1 win over Chelsea.\n\nThe England midfielder provided the vital assist for Jurrien Timber’s match-winning header in the second half to make it back-to-back wins for Arteta’s side against their London rivals.\n\nHowever, there was some concern in the second half when Rice appeared to strain a muscle while racing back to snuff out a counterattack.\n\nThe 27-year-old soldiered on until the 76th minute when he was replaced by Christian Norgaard.\n\nArteta confirmed post-match that Rice would undergo checks ahead of a quick turnaround before Wednesday’s midweek clash with Brighton.\n\nAnd asked for an update on the midfielder in his pre-match press conference, the Spaniard said: ‘He was much better today.\n\n##  Your football fix\n\n**Metro** 's Head of Sport James Goldman delivers punchy analysis, transfer talk and his take on the week's biggest stories direct to your inbox every week.\n\nSign up here, it's an open goal.\n\nArsenal face Brighton on Wednesday (Picture Getty)\n\n‘Obviously, we haven’t really trained because we’ve only had two days to prepare. So, hopefully, he’s going to be better tomorrow.’\n\nAfter making a cameo appearance in the north London derby, Martin Odegaard missed the win over Chelsea as he continues to manage a knee problem.\n\nAnd Arteta confirmed that the Arsenal skipper and Kai Havertz, who played his first minutes off the bench against Chelsea after a four-match absence, both face further assessment ahead of Brighton.\n\n‘Kai, he’s done a part of the session, so we’ll wait and see if he is okay,’ Arteta said. ‘Martin is the other one, we’ll see.’\n\nBen White remains unavailable with an unspecified knock, while Mikel Merino is out with a longer-term issue.\n\nMax Dowman made an appearance for Arsenal’s Under-21 side last week, his first minutes since suffering an ankle injury in December.\n\n**For more stories like this,check our sport page**.\n\n**Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on**Facebook, **Twitter and Instagram**.\n\nComment now Comments  Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source ",
  "title": "Declan Rice injury update ahead of Brighton vs Arsenal"
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