Gabriel Martinelli and Calum Chambers are closer to returning action at Arsenal.

The Daily Star says both players are coming back from knee surgery.

Chambers ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in the win over Chelsea in December while Martinelli has been out since June after injuring his left knee in training.

Both players were not expected to return before the end of the year but Chambers has been involved in training with the first team in recent weeks.

Martinelli is on his own individual injury programme but is now outside running and could be back in full training by December.