Oleksandr Zinchenko and Thomas Partey miss Arsenal vs Fulham through injury

Both Oleksandr Zinchenko and Thomas Partey have been forced out of Arsenal’s clash with Fulham on Saturday evening through injury.

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The Ukrainian and the Ghanaian have both started the first three league games of the season for the Gunners, winning all three of those matches which took them to the top of the Premier League.

However, manager Mikel Arteta has been forced into changes on Saturday against their London rivals with neither man fit enough to make the bench.

The club confirmed that Zinchenko has a ‘slight sprain to his left knee’ while Party has a ‘tight right thigh’.

Kieran Tierney has replaced Zinchenko at left-back, while Mohamed Elneny has come in for Partey in the middle of midfield alongside Granit Xhaka.

Otherwise, Arteta has kept the same team that has impressed so far this season, with Ben White still playing at right-back, and the front four of Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus lining up again.

Summer signings Fabio Vieira and Marquinhos are on the bench for the visit of the Cottagers, both of whom are hoping to make their debut.

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Bernd Leno is in goal for Fulham as the German goes straight up against his former employers after his move across London this summer.

On their opponents this weekend, Arsenal captain Odegaard said: ‘Fulham have got good players all over the pitch, it’s a very strong team with a lot of individual qualities. Aleksandar Mitrovic is always dangerous in the box and they created a lot of