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Arsenal boss confirms injury boost ahead of Southampton clash

By on January 26, 2017

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Arsene Wenger has been speaking at his press conference this morning ahead of Arsenal’s FA Cup fourth round tie against Southampton on Saturday evening.

The boss has confirmed a huge boost with the news that Theo Walcott is back in contention after recovering from a calf injury that’s kept him out for the last six games in all competitions.

Walcott picked up the problem after our defeat at Manchester City in mid-December and was only initially expected to be out for a matter of days but the injury turned out to be far more serious.

The 27-year-old returned to full training last week and while he wasn’t risked against Burnley last weekend, the attacker has now been given the all-clear to return to the squad for the trip to Southampton on Saturday.

With Wenger expected to make several changes to his starting eleven at St Mary’s, I think we’ll see Walcott come back in to the side on the right wing and he’ll be looking to build on what was a positive campaign before his injury.

In other team news, obviously Granit Xhaka will miss the Southampton game on Saturday [and a further three games] after being sent off against Burnley while Santi Cazorla is still not back in training as he continues to recover from an Achilles injury.