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Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Arsenal and Unai Emery handed massive injury boost ahead of Vitoria trip

Arsenal have been handed a welcome fitness boost ahead of Wednesday's Europa League encounter with Vitoria.

It's the second of the double header between the two teams and fans could be in for a treat if the first game is anything to go by.

There were five goals on a dramatic night at the Emirates Stadium last month with Nicolas Pepe climbing off the bench to turn a defeat into victory for the hosts with two stunning free-kicks inside the final 10 minutes.

Another win and the Gunners will be safely through to the knockout stages with two games to spare.

The good news ahead of the game for head coach Unai Emery is that he has every single first-team player available for selection.

This was confirmed in a short statement via the club's official website on Tuesday morning.

"There were no injury issues from Saturday’s match against Wolves," it reads.

"Therefore, with Reiss Nelson featuring for the under-23s on Friday, we currently have no first team squad players unavailable due to injury."

Nelson picked up a knee injury which caused him to withdraw from international duty last month and kept him out of subsequent games against Sheffield United, Vitoria, Crystal Palace, Liverpool and Wolves.

(Harriet Lander/Copa/Getty Images)

As mentioned above he featured against Tottenham Hotspur last week and proved his fitness to Emery.

Now that the winger is available again, it remains to be seen if he's included in the squad that travels to Portugal later today.

This positive injury update also means that Alexandre Lacazette , Lucas Torreira and Kieran Tierney - who were all substituted in the second half against Wolves - are available to face Vitoria.

The same goes for Rob Holdng who didn't make the bench at the weekend following 90 minutes against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup.

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