will look to close the gap on leaders Liverpool when they return to action this evening.

Tuesday night will see the Gunners host Fulham at the Emirates Stadium in the top-flight, in the build-up to the game. England forward is expected to return to the matchday squad after more than three months on the side-lines with a hamstring injury.

confirmed this week that Saka is in line to feature against Fulham, stating that he's "ready to go".

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However, Arsenal will be without - who suffered a knee injury while on international duty with Italy. Arsenal will also be missing long-term absentees , and - who are all expected to be side-lined for the remainder of the season.

, who was withdrawn from the Netherlands squad during the break due to illness, is expected to be available for selection.

Arsenal go into the clash against Fulham in second place in the Premier League table and are 12 points behind the leaders. That gap could be reduced to nine with a win over Fulham, with the Merseyside club not facing local rivals Everton until Wednesday night.

Here's the full Arsenal squad expected to be available to face Fulham in the Premier League;

Goalkeepers: David Raya, Neto

Defenders: Jurrien Timber, Ben White, Gabriel Magalhaes, Jakub Kiwior, Oleksandr Zinchenko, William Saliba, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Kieran Tierney

Midfielders: Declan Rice, Jorginho, Thomas Partey, Mikel Merino, Martin Odegaard, Ethan Nwaneri

Forwards: Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Martinelli, Bukayo Saka, Raheem Sterling

Unavailable for selection: Takehiro Tomiyasu, Gabriel Jesus, Kai Havertz, Riccardo Calafiori