Lauren needs 'three or four games' before return to action
| Date | Time | C | Opponent | F | A | R | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Dec | 3:00 PM | P | Blackburn Rovers (H) | 6 | 2 | Win |  |
In the absence of Emmanuel Eboue against Blackburn this weekend, Arsène Wenger has revealed that Justin Hoyte will deputise at right-back, instead of the fit-again Lauren.
Lauren played his first game in eleven months last week in a friendly, but Wenger insists now would be too soon to return him to competitive action.
"Lauren is not [back] yet. Eboue (ankle) is out so Hoyte will come in at full back," confirmed the boss.
"He [Lauren] played 70 minutes in a friendly against a Vietnamese team," said Wenger.
"But he needs three or four games to be completely back. We cannot just throw him straight back in after such a long period out."
In other news, Mathieu Flamini and Tomas Rosicky are both available for tomorrow's game, while Thierry Henry, William Gallas and Abou Diaby remain unavailable.
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| Statistic | Arsenal | Blackburn |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 60% | 40% |
| Shots (on target) | 18 (12) | 12 (7) |
| Fouls | 14 | 14 |
| Corners | 7 | 6 |
| Saves | 9 | 8 |
| Offside | 4 | 6 |
| Booked | 3 | 3 |
| Sent-off | 0 | 0 |
| No | Player Name | Gls | Yel | Red | Sub |
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| 1 | Jens Lehmann | ||||
| 4 | Cesc Fabregas | ||||
| 5 | Kolo Touré | ||||
| 7 | Tomas Rosicky | ||||
| 9 | Julio Baptista |  |
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| 10 | Robin van Persie |  (2) |
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| 13 | Alexander Hleb | |
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| 14 | Theo Walcott | |
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| 16 | Mathieu Flamini | |
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| 19 | Gilberto | |
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| 20 | Johan Djourou | ||||
| 22 | Gaël Clichy | ||||
| 25 | Emmanuel Adebayor | |
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| 31 | Justin Hoyte |
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