Arsenal injury news vs Tottenham as two players out amid Viktor Gyokeres update

Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has almost a fully fit squad to choose from today as he prepares his side to take on Tottenham Hotspur this afternoon.

The clash against Spurs inside Hong Kong's Kai Tak Sports Park represents the first time the North London Derby has played outside of the United Kingdom. Ahead of the match, captain Martin Odegaard expressed his delight at playing a pre-season fixture which has a little more edge to it.

However, Arteta will hope that the game is still played in the spirit in which it is intended with one eye on the impending Premier League opener against Manchester United. Ahead of the fixture against Thomas Frank's side, the Gunners will definitely be without two players in their squad.

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Centre-back Gabriel Magalhaes will not be included again as he suffered a 'tweak' to an injury while out in Asia. This is despite him returning for a behind-closed-doors friendly against Watford prior to the tour.

A new absentee to add to the injury list is Gabriel's defensive teammate Riccardo Calafiori. The Italian played instead of the Brazilian against Newcastle but needed to be substituted early in the second-half.

Arteta told the media that the clash with Spurs would come a little too early forhim. The big question heading into the game is whether Arsenal supporters will see new signing Viktor Gyokeres compete for the first time for the Gunners.

Addressing that, the Arsenal boss explained that the Swede will be assessed prior to the clash. "Yes, I understand he's only done today's session and yesterday very little," Arteta replied when asked if Gyokeres had a chance of playing against Tottenham.

"We're going to assess tonight how he is and if the medical staff are happy as well with his condition to participate in tomorrow's match then it's a possibility. We're going to discuss that tonight."

Remember, you can follow all the updates from the Tottenham pre-season fixture across football.london today.