Football news - Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette two of four positive Arsenal Covid-19 cases

Published 19/08/2021 at 18:10 GMT

Arsenal will be without several key players ahead of their Premier League clash with Chelsea on Sunday. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and WIllian could be in contention after about of coronavirus, but Alexandre Lacazette and Alex Runarsson, who are also recovering from a bout of the virus but will not be available.

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette are amongst four Arsenal players who have tested positive for coronavirus.

The club confirmed that Aubameyang returned a positive test before last Friday’s match against Brentford, but he is in contention for Sunday’s game against Chelsea.

Fellow striker Lacazette was also unavailable for the Brentford game as he also tested positive. As he is still recovering from the illness he is not fit for the weekend.

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Goalkeeper Alex Runarsson was also out for the opener with Covid, and like Lacazette is still recovering. Arsenal also confirmed that Willian has tested positive, but could be in contention for the match against his former club.

Gabriel Magalhaes, Eddie Nketiah and Thomas Partey are all also injured and will not feature against Chelsea.