Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta supplied a health replace on Emile Smith Rowe following the membership’s 3-1 Premier League win over West Bromwich Albion final night time.
The Gunners reclaimed their ninth spot on the desk with a second-straight league win, and they’re inside 4 factors of a European place with three video games left.
Smith Rowe opened the scoring with an excellent left-footed volley on the run after a effective cross from Bukayo Saka from the left flank.
It was his first-ever Premier League objective for the membership. He might have scored one other, however didn’t make contact with a cross into the six yard field.
The 20-year-old was substituted on the hour mark with Kieran Tierney taking his place, and following the sport, Arteta confirmed that the teen sustained a knock.
The Gunners boss revealed that the attacker felt ‘one thing in his hamstring’, however was hopeful that the priority is nothing main.
He advised Arsenal.com: ” I don’t know, he felt one thing in his hamstring so we took him off. I don’t know. Sometimes he cramps and that’s one thing that’s been taking place for some time as a result of he’s nonetheless adapting to the league, to the quantity of video games each three days. Hopefully it’s nothing main.”
The north London membership are nonetheless with the possibility to qualify for Europe if they’ll make up the four-point deficit to seventh-placed Tottenham Hotspur.
Smith Rowe was discovered limping off the sector in opposition to the Baggies, however Arteta will hope that he has solely suffered cramps, and is offered to face Chelsea on Wednesday.
The Gunners beat the Blues by a convincing 3-1 scoreline within the reverse fixture. They will likely be aiming to do the double over them for the primary time since 2010/11.
It received’t be simple with Thomas Tuchel’s facet in an excellent run of kind in the meanwhile. The Gunners will face them on the again of beating Real Madrid and Manchester City.
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