Soccer

Arsenal will be without Ramsey and Arteta

Jack Wilshere should be fit after recovering from an ankle problem

Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil (right) has a laugh alongside Jack Wilshere (left) and Tomas Rosicky (centre) during a training session at London Colney, Hertfordshire. Photograph: John Walton/PA Wire.
Arsenal’s Mesut Ozil (right) has a laugh alongside Jack Wilshere (left) and Tomas Rosicky (centre) during a training session at London Colney, Hertfordshire. Photograph: John Walton/PA Wire.
Tue Sept 30 2014 - 14:55

Arsenal will be without midfielder Aaron Ramsey (hamstring) and captain Mikel Arteta (calf) for tomorrow night's Champions League Group D match against Galatasaray, but Jack Wilshere should be fit from an ankle problem.

Midfielder Abou Diaby is likely to be rested following a hip problem, while wingers Theo Walcott and Serge Gnabry (both knee) are in line to return after the international break, along with Spain defender Nacho Monreal (back) and striker Yaya Sanogo (hamstring).

Full-back Mathieu Debuchy (ankle) and France forward Olivier Giroud (fractured foot) are long-term absentees.

Arsenal squad provisional: Szczesny, Gibbs, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Chambers, Flamini, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Sanchez, Cazorla, Ozil, Welbeck, Ospina, Wilshere, Podolski, Rosicky, Coquelin, Bellerin, Campbell.