Arsenal handed triple fitness boost for Nottingham Forest clash after trio spotted training

Mikel Arteta sees squad options boosted for Premier League return against opponents now managed by former Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou

Good news: Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has finally been handed a significant injury boost

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Arsenal appear to have been handed a triple fitness boost ahead of their return to Premier League action against Nottingham Forest this weekend.

The Gunners resume their top-flight campaign in the first game of the day at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday lunchtime, against a Forest side now led by former Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou following the surprise sacking of Nuno Espirito Santo.

Mikel Arteta’s side will be desperate to bounce back quickly having had the international break to stew on their narrow defeat by likely title rivals Liverpool last time out, which halted their early season momentum following a narrow win at Manchester United and 5-0 demolition of newly-promoted Leeds.

Arsenal will have to cope without several key players for the visit of Forest to north London, with Bukayo Saka still sidelined with a hamstring injury and William Saliba also set to miss out with an ankle problem sustained in the warm-up at Anfield that then forced him off in the opening minutes.

Neither Saka nor Saliba were seen in Gunners training at London Colney on Thursday as expected, with Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus also still unavailable.

However, the Sky Sports cameras picked up all of Ben White, Christian Norgaard and Piero Hincapie taking part in the session, boosting Arteta’s selection options for the weekend.

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Arsenal appear to have been handed a triple fitness boost ahead of their return to Premier League action against Nottingham Forest this weekend.

The Gunners resume their top-flight campaign in the first game of the day at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday lunchtime, against a Forest side now led by former Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou following the surprise sacking of Nuno Espirito Santo.

Mikel Arteta’s side will be desperate to bounce back quickly having had the international break to stew on their narrow defeat by likely title rivals Liverpool last time out, which halted their early season momentum following a narrow win at Manchester United and 5-0 demolition of newly-promoted Leeds.

Arsenal will have to cope without several key players for the visit of Forest to north London, with Bukayo Saka still sidelined with a hamstring injury and William Saliba also set to miss out with an ankle problem sustained in the warm-up at Anfield that then forced him off in the opening minutes.

Neither Saka nor Saliba were seen in Gunners training at London Colney on Thursday as expected, with Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus also still unavailable.

However, the Sky Sports cameras picked up all of Ben White, Christian Norgaard and Piero Hincapie taking part in the session, boosting Arteta’s selection options for the weekend.