Arsenal will aim to kick off their Europa League campaign on a high note when they travel to FC Zurich for Thursday's opening encounter in Group A.
The Gunners are back in the secondary competition following a year without continental football and must also battle PSV Eindhoven and Bodo/Glimt in a testing group.
Mikel Arteta's side will enter the contest aiming to bounce back from a 3-1 loss to Manchester United at Old Trafford, which ended their perfect start in the Premier League.
Here, Sports Mole rounds up Arsenal's latest injury and suspension news ahead of the clash with the Swiss champions.
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Thigh
Possible return date: Unknown
Reiss Nelson - who reached the final of the Europa Conference League with Feyenoord last term - suffered a serious quadriceps injury in pre-season and will remain out for a few weeks.
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Thigh
Possible return date: Unknown
Thomas Partey has now missed three games on the bounce with his latest thigh injury, and Arteta has conceded that the midfielder will take weeks to fully recover from the issue.
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Hamstring
Possible return date: Unknown
Similarly, Mohamed Elneny is confined to the treatment room after suffering a severe injury in the same area, and the Egypt international will not be available for a number of months.
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Status: Major doubt
Type of injury: Unspecified
Possible return date: September 8 (vs. Zurich)
Emile Smith Rowe came off the bench in the defeat to Man United before appearing to suffer an injury in the warm-down - the extent of the 22-year-old's damage is unclear, but he has emerged as a major doubt for Thursday.
ARSENAL'S SUSPENSION LIST
Arsenal have no players suspended for this match.
Ben Knapton
