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The Gunners boss is confident that he will have three senior stars for a Premier League clash with Bournemouth on Wednesday
Unai Emery was without Ainsley Maitland-Niles against Southampton and saw Stephan Lichtsteiner and Alex Iwobi limp after a 2-0 win, but they should both be ready for midweek work.
Gunners have faced many injury problems in recent weeks.
It looked as though two more corps were heading to the treatment table after a crucial victory against the Saints, which allowed Arsenal to return to the top four in the Premier League.
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Emery, however, is confident that her injured march – and Maitland-Niles, struggling with illness – will be competing against Bournemouth on Wednesday.
Regarding Nigerian international midfielder Iwobi, the Spaniard said: "I hope this is just a shot and no more serious. I hope that he will be able to play on Wednesday. "
He added about the versatile Swiss defender: "Lichtsteiner has back pain, but I think it can also be good for Wednesday."
And on a 21-year-old academy, he said, "I hope Maitland-Niles will be ready for Wednesday."
For now, Arsenal is able to think of a positive result that allows him to regain the lead in qualifying for the Champions League.
Emery said about this battle: "For us, the first competition is the Premier League because it allows us to be consistent. This is the first target for us, but also for the Europa League.
"The Premier League gives us consistency and for now, I think we feel good at home. In the last game we won at Huddersfield, but I think we need more consistency. We know that."
The Gunners have the chance to regain this regularity while the matches are going to be played quickly, the matches of the Premier League being completed by matches of Europa League – with a cumulative victory of 3 to 1 on BATE in this competition after having reserved a date at 16 with Rennes.
Emery added, "We usually play a lot of games in a week.
"I think that today, I am happy because I told them that Thursday, I was very proud of them after the way they worked in a very difficult match for the result. It was also a dangerous match with the result of the first leg lost 1-0.
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"Today, we decided to make changes to the team and it is very important to continue our intensity and our performance with different players.
"We must be together and we can feel stronger with each player, and the opportunity to use different players in different matches with the intensity we want to play."
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