Arsenal are set to place Bolton in the third round of Carabao Cup. Gunners will miss some of their most important players due to various reasons. But, they have enough strength and will enter the match as favourites. Take a look at who will miss the game and who will be their potential replacements.
Big names missing against Bolton
Gunners are set to miss more than 10 players against Bolton. The first one is Leandro Trossard who will miss the match due to suspension. He received red card in the Premier League fixture against Manchester City. These are different competitions, but Trossard is set to serve his suspension in League Cup match. He will return to Gunners squad in the next Premier League fixture.
Mikel Arteta will view it as a good deal as Arsenal are expected to win the match against Bolton with ease. We could see Raheem Sterling replacing Trossard and starting his first Arsenal match.
Gunners will be without their first choice goalkeeper David Raya. Raya was not looking well due to injury and will receive rest against Bolton. Neto cannot play in Carabao Cup as he is cup-tied.
Tommy Setford was the first choice keeper to play the League matches but is unavailable due to hip issue. As per The Standard, 16 year old Jack Porter or 18 year old Alexei Rojas may be seen in between the sticks.
Kieran Tierney, Martin Odegaard, Mikel Merino, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Takehiro Tomiyasu are all still out due to injury. Riccardo Calafiori, Jurrien Timber, Gabriel Martinelli and Ben White are still in doubt.
Mikel Arteta speaks ahead of Arsenal vs Bolton
Firstly, Arteta said that let us see who is available tomorrow and then we can talk about the dark arts ot these things or if it is a reality. He was referring to other clubs and media calling their tactics against Man City dark arts. It mainly includes time wasting and defensive approach.
Later, Arteta said that there will be few players unavailable. He added that everyone will find out tomorrow when he confirms his lineup.
Arteta then said that they will use facts and added that if a player was faking something he will be available for the next match and play. He was also asked if any Arsenal player faced serious injury against City to which he replied that they have to wait about one of them.
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