Arsenal injury, suspension list and return dates vs. Nottingham Forest: Piero Hincapie, Martin Zubimendi, William Saliba latest

Still playing catch-up to Manchester City successful the Premier League rubric race, reigning champions Arsenal instrumentality to home enactment connected Sunday afternoon, erstwhile they look Nottingham Forest astatine the City Ground.

Mikel Arteta's men needed a second-half turnaround to end Leeds United's unbeaten run past weekend, arsenic Riccardo Calafiori and Bruno Guimaraes cancelled retired James Justin's opener successful a 2-1 triumph.

The Gunners erstwhile again flattered to deceive successful the archetypal fractional against Lille successful the Champions League, but different second-45 amusement yet carried this weekend's visitors to a 3-0 success.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up each of Arsenal's latest wounded and suspension quality up of their conflict with Forest, who fell to a 3-1 decision vs. Crystal Palace past clip out.

Martin Zubimendi

Status: Major doubt

Type of injury: Ankle

Possible instrumentality date: October 18 (vs. Forest)

Martin Zubimendi was 1 of 2 Arsenal players to prime up ankle injuries successful the warm-down past weekend, and helium sat retired the midweek triumph implicit Lille arsenic a result.

However, Arteta affirmed connected Tuesday that the Spaniard is "much, overmuch better", and determination is simply a anticipation that helium volition instrumentality to the squad astatine the City Ground.

Piero Hincapie

Status: Out

Type of injury: Ankle

Possible instrumentality date: November 21 (vs. Newcastle United)

Piero Hincapie was different unfortunate of Arsenal's post-game drills aft the triumph implicit Leeds, having to beryllium carried disconnected the transportation aft picking up his ain ankle injury.

Arteta has conceded that the Ecuadorian's contented is much superior than Zubimendi's, and helium is not expected to instrumentality for a fig of weeks.

Christos Tzolis

Status: Out

Type of injury: Hamstring 

Possible instrumentality date: November 1 (vs. Liverpool)

Christos Tzolis is moving his mode backmost from the hamstring occupation helium picked up connected planetary duty, and the Greek winger is anticipated to miss the remainder of October.

William Saliba

Status: Out

Type of injury: Back

Possible instrumentality date: November 21 (vs. Newcastle United)

William Saliba was spotted successful idiosyncratic grooming up of the Lille triumph, and Arteta hopes to person the Frenchman successful squad grooming successful the coming weeks, meaning that a playing comeback conscionable aft the November planetary interruption is not beyond the realm of possibility.

ARSENAL'S SUSPENSION LIST

Arsenal person nary players suspended for this match.