The Whites are set to face Gunners at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, but the Nigeria international will not be available after suffering a hamstring injury in the Cottagers’ goalless draw with Brentford two weeks ago.
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Silva stated that the versatile midfielder is still not fit enough to feature against Mikel Arteta’s side.
“Alex (Iwobi) is out still, plus Kevin. Kenny (Tete), we will have to see how he reacts to the last two sessions. He can probably be involved in the game,” Silva told the club’s official website
“We have some doubts on some players, but we will assess them tomorrow to see how they react from things that happened in the week.”