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North London Derby injury latest as 10 players could miss Tottenham vs Arsenal clash

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Tottenham and Arsenal are set to face off in the season's first North London Derby this weekend.

Sunday's clash at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will be another test of Arsenal's title credentials and offer Ange Postecolou's team an opportunity to assert their top four credentials. Last season saw the Gunners win at Spurs' ground whilst the points were shared at the Emirates Stadium.

Both teams have a number of injury concerns to deal with going into this weekend's fixture. Below is the latest on the injury issues...

Totttenham

Richarlison

Injury: Unknown

What Postecoglou said: "Richy pulled up sore, I think there's a muscle injury there, we're just getting more information but he'll be out as well."

Possible return date: Unknown

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Dominic Solanke

Injury: Ankle/Foot Injury

What Postecoglou said: "Dom Solanke is close but we'll err on the side of caution, he won't play on the weekend with the international week, we've made a decision to wait until after that."

Possible return date: vs Arsenal (September 15).

Micky van de Ven

Injury: Knee

What Postecoglou said: "Micky was close in training this week but with the international break he's not quite 100%. It's nothing serious. We've got a heaped programme straight after the international break so we're going to need all our back four."

Possible return date: vs Arsenal (September 15).

Arsenal

Martin Odegaard

Injury: Ankle

The Arsenal captain was in action for Norway on Monday night against Austria when he suffered an injury in the second half of the game. He went down after colliding with Christoph Baumgartner, and received treatment from the medical staff before being replaced by Kristian Thorstvedt.

Arsenal now face an anxious wait to discover the extent of the injury. It is still to be seen if Odegaard's injury is serious enough to rule him out of the North London Derby at the weekend.

Riccardo Calafiori

Injury: Calf

The defender suffered the injury in Italy’s Nations League clash against France. There was initial optimism that he would be able to feature for the nation again this week, but he has since returned to Arsenal to continue his recovery.

Mikel Merino

Injury: Shoulder

What Arteta has said: “Very unfortunate. Yesterday, he had a collision, and he has a shoulder injury. It looks like he's going to be out for a few weeks. He was really excited, and everything was looking really good. He landed on the floor, and Gabi landed on top of him, and it looks like he has a small fracture, probably."

Possible return date: vs Bournemouth (A) (October 19).

Declan Rice

Reason for absence: Suspension.

Return date: vs Atalanta (A) (September 19).

Takehiro Tamiyasu

Injury: Knee.

What Arteta has said: “At the moment, it is difficult to say [when he will return]. It's a bit slow the process of the first phase of that injury. It's probably for the medical team to say more than that. He's not done any training yet."

Possible return date: vs Leicester City (September 28).

Gabriel Jesus

Injury: Muscle

What Arteta has said: “He’s progressing really well. He had a muscle injury, and he’s doing quite a lot of the stuff already, so we expect him to be with us really soon."

Possible return date: vs Tottenham (September 15).

Kieran Tierney

Injury: Hamstring.

What Arteta has said: “He will be a few weeks."

Possible return date: Unknown.