Every player who could miss Brighton vs Arsenal clash after injury updates given

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Arsenal and Brighton are being forced to deal with injury concerns ahead of their Premier League meeting this weekend

Arsenal will continue their quest to retain their Premier League title with an away trip to Brighton this weekend, but will have to do so with several injury concerns in the squad. The Gunners take on the Seagulls on the back of a win over Ipswich Town in the Carabao Cup midweek, and are yet to drop any points in the league.

In fact, Arsenal are one of only two teams in the Premier League to have a 100 percent record so far this term, with the other being expected title rivals, Manchester City.

Mikel Arteta has been forced to deal with several members of the Arsenal squad being unavailable for selection, and that will be the case for the Gunners boss, as well as Brighton manager Fabian Hurzeler.

Arsenal are certain to be without William Saliba, who is still recovering from a back injury he picked up while on international duty with France during the World Cup.

> "We don't really know the amount of weeks Wilo [Saliba] is going to be out because it's about a healing process and everything is a bit different - we know we have to respect certain timings," Arteta said earlier this month.

> "The progression has been really positive in the last few weeks, but we need to wait and see how that one reacts when we start to put some load into it."

Ben White missed Arsenal's midweek win over Ipswich, but Arteta has confirmed he is hopeful the defender will be fit enough to feature.

> "Ben is all good, we have another training session this afternoon, so very positive about everybody," Arteta said.

Jurrien Timber and Piero Hincapie also both missed the trip to Portman Road, with Arteta giving an update on the pair on Friday.

> "Yes, we have another session; they are all willing to be part of it. We have another session to try to make sure they are fit," the Arsenal boss said.

Cristhian Mosquera was also absent for the clash against Ipswich, and it remains to be seen whether the defender will be ready for the visit to Brighton this weekend.

Brighton, meanwhile, are dealing with a sizeable injury list, with a number of their own players unavailable for selection.

Femi Azeez will play no part for the Seagulls, with the summer signing currently sidelined with a thigh problem.

Brighton will also be without Yankuba Minteh, Kaoru Mitoma, Jack Hinshelwood, Mats Wieffer, and Stefanos Tzimas.

Michael Svoboda is similarly expected to miss out for Hurzeler's squad, along with Zadok Yohanna and Evan Ferguson.

Former Tottenham Hotspur defender Luka Vuskovic is expected to be fit to face Arsenal, however, while Jaouen Hadjam could also come into contention for the hosts.

> "He's young," Hurzeler said when asked about Vuskovic. "He will recover fast and then he definitely will be an option for tomorrow."

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