MIKEL ARTETA confirmed three players picked up an injury in the win over Crystal Palace.
Eberechi Eze came back to haunt his former club with the Gunners picking up another clean sheet in the 1-0 win.
But the victory was somewhat overshadowed by the injuries to Declan Rice, William Saliba and Riccardo Calafiori, who were all forced off.
All three have been ever-present for the Gunners this season with Arteta confirming they were suffering from pain after picking up knocks.
He said post-match: “William Saliba felt some pain. Declan [Rice] was the same.
“The first one was Willy [Saliba], he was out from a knock that he took. And Ricci [Calafiori] too.
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“I don’t know [the exact nature of the injury], not because I don’t want to tell you! But because I don’t really know.
“On Willy, there are two things related to his substitution.
“With Declan I don’t really know because it was knock, whether it was a calf or an Achilles.
“I think [Martinelli is okay]. He said he felt something, we do not know if it is a muscular issue or not.
“He [Saka] has been ill. He has not trained and we did not know if he was going to be fit.”
Rice was previously taken off against West Ham as a precaution after feeling back pain.
A problem with his right leg saw him taken off eight minutes from time against Palace.
Saliba was substituted at half-time, with the Frenchman previously missing one game with an ankle injury.
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