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Key Trio Hand Arsenal Huge Injury Boost Ahead of Watford Premier League Clash

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Three of Arsenal's key players are ready to hand Arsene Wenger a huge injury boost ahead of their Premier League clash against Watford.

Football.London has reported that striker Danny Welbeck, as well as midfield duo Mesut Ozil and Francis Coquelin, are due to resume full training ahead of the contest on 14th October.

Laurent Koscielny is also believed to be recovering well from his achilles problem, but the centre-back will likely return for the Gunners' Europe League match against Red Star Belgrade on 19th October instead.

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Ozil missed his side's recent encounters against BATE Borisov and Brighton after he struggled to overcome an inflammation issue in his knee, which was originally sustained ahead of Arsenal's 0-0 draw with London rivals Chelsea.

However, the 28-year-old took to his Instagram account on Thursday to show off his work at the Gunners' training base - a surefire indication that he is ready to return to first-team training.

Welbeck, meanwhile, also sat out those two games as well as the matches against Doncaster and West Bromwich Albion due to a niggling hip injury.

The ex-Manchester United star had netted three goals in six appearances before yet another injury setback, but he is in line to return to training on Monday after he fully recovered from the compaint.

Coquelin has been out of action for six matches due to a hamstring strain sustained just 14 minutes into the 3-0 win over Bournemouth in September, but has been back in training for a few weeks now as he rebuilds his fitness ahead of a first-team return.

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France international Koscielny has been receiving treatment on his own ankle issue in the last few weeks, but he is not yet ready to be given the green light to step up his rehabilitation programme, with club doctors concerned he may suffer a set back if pushed too hard.

Alexis Sanchez handed Wenger a scare after he picked up a slight knock for Chile on Thursday, but the striker is expected to be alright for the Watford game.

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