Oleksandr Zinchenko and Thomas Partey could provide a boost for Arsenal this weekend (Picture: Getty Images)
Arsenal are likely to have both Oleksandr Zinchenko and Thomas Partey available when they travel to Sheffield United in the Premier League on Monday 4 March.
Both are back in training after injury lay-offs and the Evening Standard reports they were close to being involved against Newcastle last weekend.
The Gunners have a clear week off before they go to South Yorkshire and that is expected to be plenty of time to get the Ukrainian and the Ghanaian back to fitness and be available to make the trip north.
It has been a long time on the sidelines for Partey who has been out since October with a serious thigh problem.
Zinchenko has been out of action since the start of February due to a calf injury suffered in the win over Liverpool.
Arsenal have been in good form in their absence, winning six Premier League games on the spin, although they did lose to Porto in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie.
The Premier League trip to Sheffield United is followed by hosting Brentford on 9 March and then the all-important home clash with Porto three days later.
Mikel Arteta’s side have won their last six Premier League matches (Picture: Getty Images)
Arsenal’s injury list is looking encouragingly short at a crucial part of the season, with only Takeiro Tomiyasu and Jurrien Timber remaining out when Zinchenko and Partey return.
Tomiyasu is closing in on a return from a calf injury but is not expected to be ready next week, while there is still some hope that Timber will play again this season.
The summer signing from Ajax made his Arsenal debut on the opening day of the season and limped out of it with an ACL injury, not to be seen since.
The 22-year-old still has a chance to return in April and be involved at the climax of the season.
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