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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-10T13:20:06.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Football",
    "Sport",
    "Arsenal",
    "Bukayo Saka",
    "Eberechi Eze",
    "Jurrien Timber",
    "Martin Odegaard",
    "Piero Hincapie",
    "Premier League",
    "Bournemouth",
    "William Saliba",
    "Noni Madueke",
    "Champions League win over Sporting CP on Tuesday.",
    "Gabriel Magalhaes was forced off at St Mary’s",
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  "textContent": "Saka and Timber missed the games against Southampton and Sporting (Picture: Getty)\n\nBukayo Saka and Jurrien Timber both remain doubts for Arsenal’s Premier League clash with Bournemouth.\n\nThe Gunners have been dealing with a number of injury concerns that emerged leading up to and during the international break.\n\nWilliam Saliba, Noni Madueke, Martin Zubimendi, Martin Odegaard, Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard returned to action in the FA Cup defeat to Southampton last weekend and the Champions League win over Sporting CP on Tuesday.\n\nGabriel Magalhaes was forced off at St Mary’s but was fit enough to return to the starting XI midweek.\n\nWith focus now shifting back to Premier League matters, Arteta is still battling other issues.\n\nSaka and Timber missed both games against Southampton and Sporting with the latter also missing the Carabao Cup final before the international break.\n\nThe pair were not spotted in an open training session on Thursday, with Piero Hincapie and Riccardo Calafiori also absent.\n\n##  Get personalised football updates every day\n\nSign up to our daily football newsletter and choose your team to get the latest news, rumours and more about your favourite team.\n\nSaka missed training on Thursday (Picture: Getty)\n\nMikel Arteta gave little away during Friday’s pre-match press conference but did confirm there have been changes since Thursday’s session – without confirming who was back among their teammates on Friday.\n\nHincapie has been ruled out however as he recovers from a hamstring injury.\n\n## Eberechi Eze injury latest\n\nEze meanwhile has not featured since his starring role in Arsenal’s victory over Bayer Leverkusen in the second leg of their Champions League last 16 tie last month.\n\nThe former Crystal Palace star was another to miss the Carabao Cup final, also sitting out of England’s friendlies against Uruguay and Japan and Arsenal’s games against Southampton and Sporting.\n\nEze also missed the Carabao Cup final (Picture: Getty)\n\nHe was however spotted back in training on Thursday, despite suggestions he could be out of action for up to six weeks.\n\nArteta confirmed on Friday the midfielder is ‘available’ for the visit of the Cherries.\n\n## Is Martin Odegaard injured again?\n\nOdegaard has endured an injury-stricken start to the year, missing 11 games with muscle and knee problems.\n\nHaving sat out of the international break to finish his recovery, the Norway international started both games against Southampton and Sporting but was forced off with 20 minutes left in the latter.\n\nOdegaard limped off midweek (Picture: Getty)\n\nWith the midfielder another who was absent from training this week, Norway boss Stale Solbakken revealed his captain had suffered a ‘minor setback.’\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "Bukayo Saka and Jurrien Timber injury update ahead of Arsenal vs Bournemouth"
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