Latest Arsenal injury news as 5 miss Fulham with concerns and Odegaard update

Arsenal news: The Gunners have a growing list of injury worries ahead of a key game against Fulham on Sunday.

Mikel Arteta is hoping that his side can recover from a set of poorly timed illness concerns and injury setbacks as Arsenal prepare for a short trip to Fulham. The Gunners were in action in midweek against Sporting CP but were still without several key players.

Even the captain isn't a sure-fire to come back in with Arteta saying, "In other moments we had total control of the game and we lost a little bit of threat today, especially with the four players we are missing in our frontline (Odegaard, Jesus, Trossard and Nketiah)." He also added: "I hope so. Martin was feeling better, then became a little worse so we’ll see after training today.

"We will know more this afternoon, we haven’t trained yet. We have a few players in contention. This afternoon, hopefully, we’ll have a clear picture of who is available and who is not."

"Everything is going well, he needs time as well to get himself that confidence and that physical state that is necessary to compete with a free mind and once he’s free to do that, we will throw him in." He has also added: "Well, it’s been a while. He had a bad injury and he’s been pushing the boundaries and trying to get the recovery as soon as possible.

“But the reality is when he’s started to do some activities, he’s feeling he needs a bit more time. Is that a matter of days? Hopefully yes, more than a matter of weeks! He needs to feel confident, and comfortable and ready for it – especially the way he plays. We need him at his best, so the moment he’s ready he’ll be thrown on the field.”

"Let’s see, let’s keep the options open. He’s very positive about it and hopefully he’ll be fine." That now seems to be a big doubt for the game at Craven Cottage. Tierney is another in the uncertain camp. He left training early with illness last week. "Let’s see how they (Tierney, Leandro Trossard and Eddie Nketiah) evolve," Arteta said.

"Obviously we’ve had a few issues in the last few days and I am trying to accommodate everybody and get everyone in the best possible condition for tomorrow."

Mohamed Elneny is still out with a long-term injury.