TEAM NEWS: Wenger On Arteta, Welbeck, Koscielny & Szczesny

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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has been speaking at his pre-match press conference this morning ahead of tomorrow’s clash with West Brom and gave an update on the fitness of several of our first team regulars.

Let’s start with the bad news and Wojciech Szczesny is a major doubt as he’s yet to return to training after picking up a rib injury against Manchester United last weekend, so unless the keeper is able to train today he’ll almost certainly miss the trip to the Hawthorns.

Should the Polish international miss out, then youngster Emiliano Martinez will continue in goal as David Ospina is also out with a thigh injury.

Danny Welbeck has also missed the Borussia Dortmund game due to a knee injury and the striker will face a late fitness test this morning to see if he’ll return to the squad tomorrow.

If Welbeck is ruled out, Olivier Giroud could make his first start since late August as Yaya Sanogo is expected to miss out with a hamstring problem.

The boss also confirmed that Mikel Arteta is out with a calf injury but contrary to some newspaper reports, the skipper could only be out for two to three weeks, which would be a big boost.

Laurent Koscielny was an unused substitute for Wednesday’s 2-0 win over Dortmund after recovering from an Achilles injury and Arsene says the Frenchman is available to start tomorrow if selected.

Here is what the boss has been telling reporters this morning:

Welbeck has a "knee and a hamstring problem". Arteta "for the third time a calf problem". Minimum two to three weeks. #afc

— Ben Rumsby (@ben_rumsby) November 28, 2014

Wenger says there are "lots of knocks" from Weds game. Arteta out. Szczesny yet to train. Sanogo has a "problem". Welbeck yet to train. #afc

— Ben Rumsby (@ben_rumsby) November 28, 2014

TEAM NEWS: @13Szczesny13 hasn't trained, @m8arteta is out and @Yayasanogoal22 has problems. Welbeck will be checked pic.twitter.com/bH2n7OkrfJ

— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) November 28, 2014

Wenger on Welbeck: "He had a swollen knee so he wasn't available for Dortmund" #WBAvAFC

— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) November 28, 2014

Wenger on Koscielny: "He's well. If I want him to start he will start" http://t.co/JXDcq5r3Fb #WBAvAFC pic.twitter.com/kH9yTZjk1Y

— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) November 28, 2014

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