Zinchenko not included in squad for match against Tottenham: Arsenal names reason

Zinchenko was not included in the squad for the match against Tottenham: Arsenal named the reason Sergei Shakhovets

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On Sunday, September 15, England will host the 4- th round of the Premier League. London's Tottenham and Arsenal will meet in the central match.

On the eve of the battle of North London, the Gunners' coaching staff announced the starting lineup. There was no place for Ukrainian legionnaire Oleksandr Zinchenko.

Why Zinchenko won't play

< p>Moreover, the Ukrainian was not even included in the application for the match with Tottenham. According to Arsenal, Zinchenko was injured again. The defender is bothered by his calf muscle.

Note that in This season, Alexander was left out of the squad for the second time. In the 2nd round, the Ukrainian national team player missed the match with Aston Villa (2:0).

So far, Zinchenko has played two matches for the Gunners: with Wolverhampton (2:0 ) and Brighton (1:1). However, he did not play full time in either of them.

By the way. The match Tottenham – Arsenal will be held in London at the “Tottenham Hotspur Stadium”. The meeting starts at 16:00 Kyiv time.

After three rounds played, Arsenal has seven points and is in fourth place in the table. Tottenham have earned only 4 points in three matches and are in 10th place.