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Fulham manager Marco Silva said “It’s not good news about Ryan Sessegnon,” when asked about the fitness of the 25-year-old.
"Sessegnon is going to be out of the next game, and probably the one after will be the same story for him, and then we will have to assess him day by day. For the Arsenal game, for sure out. For the game after, for sure out.
"Alex [Iwobi] is out still, plus Kevin. Kenny [Tete], we will have to see how he reacts from the last two sessions. He can probably be involved in the game.
“We have some doubts on some players, but we will assess them tomorrow to see how they react from things that happened in the week.”
Antonee Robinson is on standby in case Sessegnon is ruled out, while Bernd Leno and Emile Smith Rowe should start at their erstwhile home.
Fulham possible starting lineup:
Leno; Castagne, Andersen, Bassey, Robinson; Berge, Lukic; Wilson, Smith Rowe, Chukwueze; Jimenez
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Arsenal's Newcastle triumph did not come without sacrifice, as Eze and Kai Havertz both sustained muscular injuries; the former shook off his problem quickly to be involved on Wednesday, but Havertz was missing and is a major doubt for the weekend.
Arteta also suggested in his pre-Atletico press conference that Jurrien Timber (groin) was still some way away from being fully fit again, while Mikel Merino (foot) is still battling to return before the season finishes.
In brighter news, Riccardo Calafiori was an unused substitute on Wednesday after recovering from a knock, and the Italian could be promoted to the XI alongside the returning Bukayo Saka and Eze, both restricted to cameo roles at the Metropolitano.
Arsenal possible starting lineup:
Raya; Mosquera, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Odegaard, Zubimendi, Rice; Saka, Gyokeres, Eze
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