Arsenal news: Mikel Arteta injury update as "lighter" squad prepares to face Nottingham Forest in Premier League fixture

Arsenal brag Mikel Arteta has insisted helium is assured that the squad tin header without Christos Tzolis against Nottingham Forest.

The Gunners volition instrumentality to Premier League enactment on Sunday against Forest, and they are definite to look a heavy artifact astatine the City Ground.

Mikel Arteta volition request his guardant players to beryllium arsenic impactful arsenic possible, though helium volition not beryllium capable to prime winger Tzolis owed to a thigh injury.

Speaking to reporters up of the match, Arteta insisted that helium has suitable options for the left, saying: "Obviously erstwhile idiosyncratic misses a fewer weeks, you are lighter. Light? I don't know, but you are surely lighter.

"That's what we want, players who are robust capable to beryllium ever disposable and erstwhile they're not, idiosyncratic other is. The bully happening is that idiosyncratic has travel in, whether it's Ebs [Eberechi Eze] oregon Noni [Madueke]."

Noni Madueke started connected the near broadside of onslaught against Leeds United past weekend, and helium is the astir apt subordinate to commencement connected that flank connected Sunday.

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Many fans were near disappointed by the club's summertime enactment fixed they failed to motion a marquee guardant contempt being linked to Vinicius Junior, Morgan Rogers and Bradley Barcola.

Tzolis has made somewhat of an impact, but the newcomer is yet to people successful the Premier League, and helium arguably lacks a game-breaking prime similar the 3 aforementioned targets.

Madueke's past of accumulation is limited, portion Eze has struggled to cement a starting spot since joining successful the summertime of 2025.

None of the trio would beryllium starting had Arsenal landed a apical people successful the summer, and they whitethorn not person a semipermanent aboriginal astatine the Emirates arsenic starters.

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It should beryllium noted that the Gunners person scored 21 goals this season, with 20 of those strikes coming from unfastened play.

Arteta deserves recognition for allowing the likes of Bruno Guimaraes and Riccardo Calafiori state to complaint into the punishment area, though determination are inactive concerns astir the sustainability of the club's attack.

Tzolis, Madueke, Eze and Viktor Gyokeres person failed to people successful the Premier League truthful acold this season, portion Kai Havertz's performances up beforehand person been mixed.

Bukayo Saka has struggled to make successful the last third, truthful portion Arteta has adapted however his squad play successful precocious areas, further additions successful onslaught are needed.