Last Updated: February 24, 2021 9:45 am
Updates on several Arsenal players have been provided on Wednesday ahead of their meeting with Benfica.
Arsenal vs Benfica
Arsenal will get their European campaign back underway on Thursday evening.
The Gunners would face off with Portuguese outfit Benfica in the first of two last-32 legs last week.
Arsenal would dominate much of the clash against a fairly out-of-form Benfica.
However, Mikel Arteta’s side were unable to come away with the win. Pizza would fire As Aguias into the lead inside 55 minutes.
The Gunners then hit back almost instantly through star man, Bukayo Saka, but were unable to add a second.
Arsenal are back on level terms, away goal secured, and it’s Bukayo Saka once again!
Lovely pass from Odegaard in the build-up 👌
A nervy wait for VAR but the goal is good ✅ pic.twitter.com/CrCtmCXESH
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) February 18, 2021
Arsenal injury news
As a result, it is still very much all to play for on Thursday evening when Arsenal play out their ‘home’ leg in just over 24 hours’ time.
Ahead of said meeting, Mikel Arteta held his latest press conference on Wednesday.
The Spaniard would provide an update on a key player in said presser.
Mikel Arteta would speak about Thomas Partey, who has missed the north Londoner’s last three outings.
When speaking about the midfielder on Wednesday, though, Arteta confirmed he is very close and if he’s feeling good, he will be available:
“Thomas is very close. He’s got a final test today. If he’s feeling good he will be available to play the match.”
Arteta on Partey: “Thomas is very close. He’s got a final test today. If he’s feeling good he will be available to play the match.”
— Charles Watts (@charles_watts) February 24, 2021
Arsenal will, however, be without Rob Holding for Thursday’s game:
Arteta says Partey has a late fitness test today. Could play tomorrow against Benfica.
Holding out.
— Simon Collings (@sr_collings) February 24, 2021
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Premier League table
| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester City FC | 25 | 35 | 59 |
| 2 | Manchester United FC | 25 | 21 | 49 |
| 3 | Leicester City FC | 25 | 17 | 49 |
| 4 | West Ham United FC | 25 | 10 | 45 |
| 5 | Chelsea FC | 25 | 16 | 43 |
| 6 | Liverpool FC | 25 | 11 | 40 |
| 7 | Everton FC | 24 | 4 | 40 |
| 8 | Aston Villa FC | 23 | 11 | 36 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 24 | 10 | 36 |
| 10 | Arsenal FC | 25 | 5 | 34 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 25 | -6 | 33 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 24 | -3 | 32 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace FC | 25 | -14 | 32 |
| 14 | Southampton FC | 24 | -9 | 30 |
| 15 | Burnley FC | 25 | -12 | 28 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 25 | -6 | 26 |
| 17 | Newcastle United FC | 25 | -17 | 25 |
| 18 | Fulham FC | 25 | -11 | 22 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | -36 | 14 |
| 20 | Sheffield United FC | 25 | -26 | 11 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 17 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 15 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 13 |
| Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 13 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 12 |
| Gundogan, Ilkay | Manchester City FC | 11 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 10 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 9 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 9 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City FC | 9 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace FC | 9 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City FC | 8 |
| Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 8 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 8 |
| Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick | Arsenal FC | 8 |
| Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 8 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 7 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellerin, Hector | Arsenal FC | 0 | 8 |
| Gallagher, Conor | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 8 |
| Lundstram, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 6 |
| Evans, Jonny | Leicester City FC | 0 | 7 |
| Egan, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 6 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 6 |
| Milivojevic, Luka | Crystal Palace FC | 1 | 6 |
| Hayden, Isaac | Newcastle United FC | 0 | 7 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 6 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 0 | 6 |
| Hojbjerg, Pierre | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 0 | 6 |
| Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 5 |
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United FC | 0 | 6 |
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 6 |
| Luiz, Douglas | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 5 |
| Kante, N`Golo | Chelsea FC | 0 | 6 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 0 | 5 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 0 | 5 |
| Dallas, Stuart | Leeds United | 0 | 5 |
| Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 1 | 4 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 11 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 10 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City FC | 9 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 6 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 6 |
| Cresswell, Aaron | West Ham United FC | 6 |
| Digne, Lucas | Everton FC | 6 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 5 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City FC | 5 |
| Firmino, Roberto | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 5 |
| Werner, Timo | Chelsea FC | 5 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 5 |
| Robertson, Andrew | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Shaw, Luke | Manchester United FC | 5 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 4 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 4 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 4 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City FC | 4 |
Source: 101greatgoals.com
