Arsenal injury news: The north London outfit take on Everton at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday evening
Arsenal are back to winning ways, beating Aston Villa 4-2 before securing a 1-0 victory over Leicester City on Saturday afternoon.
The Gunners are now two-points clear of second-placed Manchester City at the top of the Premier League standings and they also boast a game in hand on pep Guardiola and co. That game is finally here as Mikel Arteta's side welcome Everton to the Emirates Stadium tomorrow night.
Arteta may look to rotate some members of his starting lineup, with the likes of Granit Xhaka or Jorginho potentially making way for the now-fit Thomas Partey. With that being said, football.london has rounded up the latest injury news involving Partey and the rest of the Arsenal squad ahead of Wesneday's clash against the Toffees.
A muscular problem ruled Partey out for a number of games but the 29-year-old finally made his return to action in the win over Leicester. He replaced Martin Odegaard with just over five minutes left of the second-half.
What Arteta has said: "The question mark on Thomas. He hasn’t trained much but looks like he could be available. Let’s see how he goes today. We’ve missed him in the past few games and hopefully he’ll be back."
Expected return date: Everton (H) - March 1
A groin issue has plagued Smith Rowe's season thus far with the 22-year-old limited to just five Premier League appearances so far this term. The talented playmaker did return with substitute appearances against Tottenham and Oxford United.
But he was missing for the FA Cup clash against Manchester City as football.london understands he was suffering from a thigh strain and was left out as a precaution. This issue also ruled him out for the games against Everton, Brentford and Man City but he did make the bench against Aston Villa and Leicester.
The talented playmaker played the first 45 minutes last night as the Gunners' Under-21 side took on Chelsea.
What Arteta has said: N/A
Expected return date: Everton (H) - March 1
Having suffered medial ligament damage whilst playing for Brazil against Cameroon in the World Cup group stages, Jesus returned to London to undergo surgery on his knee, with an expectation that he will be out for at least another month of footballing action.
Speaking to former UFC champion Khabib Nurmagomedov at the Emirates Stadium last month, Jesus admitted he hopes to be back on the pitch in 'four to five weeks'.
The Gunners are hopeful of having the former Manchester City frontman back in the squad before players head off with their respective nations.
What Arteta has said: "Doing really well he’s been doing quite a lot of work on the ball already and his rehab is going well. Unfortunately no [with regard to a timeframe]. Ask the doctor maybe he'll give you one.
"The knee’s not reacting so it’s really positive. We want him back as quick as possible, but also respecting the timescale that the doctors and the specialists are giving us."
Expected return date: March.
Elneny started in the FA Cup win over Oxford United and played the whole 90 minutes. However, the Egyptian was absent for Arteta's squad for the 2-0 win at Tottenham, with a knee issue picked up in training ahead of the clash being assessed. Additionally, there was no place on the bench to face Manchester United.
A club statement earlier this month then confirmed that the former Basel man will be out for an extended period of time, although no timescale was given on his expected return. Elneny has since penned a new deal at Arsenal as he closes in on a return.
Expected return date: N/A