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Thomas Partey "is fit" enough to play tomorrow adds Mikel Arteta.
Summary
News conferences as Premier League returns
Howe says he wasn't approached for England job
Arteta on injuries: Saka, Odegaard, Havertz, Martinelli
Pep Guardiola, Erik ten Hag and others to come later
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'Saka injury not serious'published at 10:08 British Summer Time
Bournemouth v Arsenal (Sat, 17:30 BST)
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta facing the press before the club's Premier League game against Bournemouth on Saturday: "[Saka] is not a serious injury. He is evolving really well. He has done a few things in the last two days. He wasn't fit enough to play with the national team in the second game but we are hopeful. We have a training session this afternoon, he did some bits yesterday, let's see if he can make it on time."
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Ben White, Jurrien Timber and Oleksandr Zinchenko are quite close. "Hopefully we have so positive news today and have players back tomorrow," Arteta adds.
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Martin Odegaard won't be ready to play next week says Arteta.
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Gabriel Martinelli only landed yesterday, again, Arteta says "we'll have to see".
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Kai Havertz has "had a few issues, but we are dealing with that". Arteta says if he trains well today he might be included.
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Arteta is here now. He says Bukayo Saka's injury is not serious. "We are hopeful" he says.
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Good morning to you too, Joe.
I can tell you that Mikel Arteta is not quite ready just yet. A room full of journalists at Arsenal's training are staring at an empty chair and table.
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Good morning sport lovers, Arsenal fan here! Extremely tentative and nervous waiting for Mikel’s team news. Timber, Partey, Zinchenko, White, Odegaard, Saka, Martinelli and Kai 🤞🏼 I have massive faith in Mikel to manage the injuries like we have so far though so perhaps a massive chance for Ethan Nwaneri, Lewis-Skelly, Jesus and Sterling!
Joe
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Arsenal and Fantasy Football fans around the country are tuning in to get injury updates on Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Kai Havertz...
Arteta about to speak to the mediapublished at 09:58 British Summer Time
Next up on our bumper day of Premier League news conferences, Arsenal and their manager Mikel Arteta.
get involved Get Involved - Howe says he wasn't interviewed for England jobpublished at 09:56 British Summer Time
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Well, that's Eddie Howe's press conference done. Not much team news to report, just the big story that, according to him, he wasn't interviewed for the England job by the FA.
Right call? Let us know.
Howe to 'manage' Wilson's reintroductionpublished at 09:54 British Summer Time
Eddie Howe on Callum Wilson being back fit and available: "I'm very hands on with everybody and Callum is no exception. It has been great to see him back on the training pitch. It has given all the players a lift to see him back with the group but we have to manage his reintroduction the right way."
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Cheers Dan. Both of Forest's league victories this season have been away from home, against Southampton in August and Liverpool in September.
That home win though, as you say, elusive....
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Ready for the league back this week! Forest fan here and really happy with the start we’ve made but hoping we can pick up an elusive home win against Palace on Monday. The short week has me a little rattled though, Monday this week and Friday next week is never my favoure schedule to see.
Dan, Nott’m.
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Eddie Howe was asked by a journalist if he was interviewed for the the England job. He said: "no I wasn't, no". He was then asked if he was ever approached by the FA and simply replied with: "no".
'England have to do what is right for them'published at 09:45 British Summer Time
More on Howe about the England job and whether it bothers him that he wasn't contacted: "England have to do what is right for them and only they will know the processes they have gone through and the decisions they have made and I am certainly not the type of person that is going to analyse that.
"For me it's about Newcastle and trying to win games and it's hard enough to do that if you are 100% focused and I will always remain that way to my work. If you drop your levels then the job becomes impossible and at no stage have I allowed myself to do that."
'I hope Tuchel leads England to many trophies'published at 09:43 British Summer Time
Newcastle United v Brighton & Hove Albion (Sat, 15:00 BST)
Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe on Thomas Tuchel: "I've got a relationship with Thomas and I was lucky enough to go and see him work at Chelsea when I was out of work. What a brilliant guy. What a great person. What a great coach. I had two days with him and thought he was fascinating and I wish him well. I think he's a great appointment and I hope he leads England to many trophies.
"My preference would have been for an English coach but if you are going to go foreign then go for the best and Thomas is certainly that."
Howe on England jobpublished at 09:40 British Summer Time
In his Newcastle news conference Eddie Howe has just said he wasn't interviewed or contacted by the FA around the England job.
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Thanks for the message Rich. Chelsea have completely surprised me this season and - like Opta earlier - I reckon they're probably the fourth-best team in the country.
But, as you say, the fixtures next up are tough. The Blues take on Liverpool, Manchester United, Newcastle and Arsenal before the next international break.
Six points from those games? Nine? Twelve?
