Arsenal's William Saliba (back) has another scan to come; Mikel Arteta said "every sign so far has been very, very positive". Christos Tzolis hoped back "in a few weeks", Piero Hincapié needs "another week or 2". Martín Zubimendi faces a late test for the league game at Forest.
Myles Lewis-Skelly has been moved out of midfield to cover at left-back, with Piero Hincapié injured and the fixtures piling up. Mikel Arteta admitted Arsenal are lighter there: "When a player is in such a good moment playing a certain position, to change him is not ideal."