The Gunners travel to Bournemouth on Saturday evening looking to put pressure on Manchester City and Liverpool in the title race. Both teams play on Sunday and as such Mikel Arteta's side can leapfrog them even if it is just for little more than 24 hours.
If they are to pick up three points, they will have to do it without their second-choice goalkeeper Neto. The 35-year-old is unable to be in the squad for the Premier League game because players are unable to face their parent clubs.
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Neto joined the Gunners on a season-long loan deal from the Cherries and this prevents him from featuring in any capacity this weekend. The 35-year-old was recently unable to feature for Arsenal in the Carabao Cup when they hosted League One's Bolton Wanderers.
That time, Neto was unable to feature because he was cup tied having already played for Bournemouth in the second round defeat to West Ham United. When he was last unavailable for selection, Arteta took a chance on youth team goalkeeper Jack Porter who played the full 90 minutes as Arsenal ran out 5-1 winners against Bolton.
The 16-year-old could be turned to again on Saturday but this time as a backup with first choice goalkeeper David Raya likely to start. So far this season, Neto has been an unused substitute for four Premier League games and two Champions League matches.
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