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Arsenal boss confirms double injury boost + key man ruled out

By on April 4, 2017

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Arsene Wenger has been speaking at his press conference this morning and he’s offered a mixed team news update ahead of Arsenal’s clash with West Ham tomorrow night.

Let’s start with the good news and it looks as though Aaron Ramsey and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will return to the squad and be back in contention on Wednesday.

Ramsey missed the draw with Manchester City on Sunday afternoon due to a minor calf injury but he trained yesterday and will have a test today to see if he’ll be available for selection.

Oxlade-Chamberlain also sat out the game at the weekend because of a hamstring problem but he also trained on Monday and is aiming to pass a fitness test this afternoon, but Wenger says there is a good chance they’ll be involved in the squad against West Ham.

Now on to the bad news and Laurent Koscielny has been ruled out of the game tomorrow after being forced off at half time during the 2-2 draw with City after tweaking his Achilles.

Wenger says Koscielny will undergo a scan later today to determine the full extent of the injury but he could be out for a few weeks if there’s a small rupture. Let’s hope it’s just inflammation as it would be a huge blow to lose Kos at this stage of the season.

As we already knew, Petr Cech will miss the West Ham game with a calf problem so David Ospina will continue in goal while Lucas Perez is out with a thigh strain and Santi Cazorla won’t play again this season.

Here is what Arsene said this morning: