Mikel Arteta provides positive Arsenal injury update for Forest clash

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has provided a positive injury update ahead of the Premier League clash against Nottingham Forest on the road tomorrow.

The Gunners are currently top of the league standings with a six-point lead over Manchester City and Aston Villa. They will be hoping to extend the gap at the end of the weekend.

Ahead of the game, Arteta refused to rule out the prospect of one of the injured players returning to the matchday squad to face the Tricky Trees.

He said: "It might be (time). I need to meet now with the medical staff. We have a training session now and we’ll see if somebody is available for the weekend."

As things stand, Riccardo Calafiori, Piero Hincapie, Max Dowman and Cristhian Mosquera are out injured. Among the quartet, Hincapie or Mosquera could be available.

Mosquera has been nursing an ankle injury for the last few weeks and has been pushing for a return. Hincapie suffered a hamstring issue recently which was only deemed minor.