Oleksandr Zinchenko and Fabio Vieira expected to miss out on Arsenal XI after injury latest – expert
Kevin Campbell expects Martin Odegaard to return to the Arsenal XI in place of Fabio Vieira against Tottenham.
However, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the ex-Gunners and Everton striker suggested Oleksandr Zinchenko will have to wait a bit longer before returning to Mikel Arteta’s side.
According to Football.London (28 September), Odegaard and Zinchenko are expected to be fully fit for the visit of Spurs on Saturday (1 October).
Odegaard missed the 3-0 win at Brentford on 18 September but has featured for Norway during the international break.
Zinchenko also missed the trip to Brentford with Kieran Tierney deputising in his absence.
When asked by Football Insider if the two players should come straight back into the starting XI, Campbell said: “Now Odegaard is fit he comes straight back in for Fabio Vieira.
“If Tierney is fit he keeps his place for me. He had his best game against Brentford and did not exert too much energy with Scotland.
“Zinchenko has not played for a while. He has missed three weeks which is a decent amount of time. I cannot see him going straight back into the team for such a big game.
“I think Tierney would start if they are both passed fit. There was no drop-off when Tierney came into the team against Brentford. I think he deserves to start on merit.
“It will be interesting to see what happens at the weekend.”
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