It has been officially announced that Jurrien Timber will be able to play against Brighton today. The decision to cancel the yellow cards was made by the Football Association this morning. Congratulations to all of the Arsenal supporters!
As a result of receiving his fifth yellow card of the Premier League season against Brentford, Jurrien Timber will be suspended and will not be able to travel to Brighton with Arsenal.
Early on in the match, the right-back was shown a red card for a late challenge that he made on Keane Lewis-Potter, who was playing left back for the Bees.
Timber received a booking in the final match before the amount of yellow cards required for a suspension jumps to 10. This was due to the fact that the Gunners’ encounter against Brentford was the 19th of their league campaign. Despite the fact that Gabriel Jesus was also walking the tightrope on New Year’s Day, he managed to avoid receiving a booking and instead led Arsenal to a 3-1 triumph at the Gtech.
A key player for Arsenal is about to miss the trip to Brighton.
Mikel Arteta, who already has a limited number of full back alternatives, has been dealt yet another significant blow as a result of Jurrien Timber’s ban and subsequent inability to provide his services.
Ben White is still not playing for Arsenal as he continues to recover from surgery, and it is not anticipated that he will return to the team any time soon. Due to the ongoing knee injury that Takehiro Tomiyasu is experiencing, he is still unable to be made available for selection.
As a result, Arteta does not have a senior right-back option available for the trip to Brighton, which means that he may have to become more inventive in his decision-making. This season, Thomas Partey has started at right back on many occasions, and despite the fact that this has an impact on the team’s setup, it would appear that he is the ideal option for a stand-in because of his versatility.
It is quite probable that Partey will line up against Kaoru Mitoma on Brighton’s left side, while Declan Rice will begin the game at the base of the midfield position. Partey will also be covered by the imperious William Saliba in the event that dribbling student Mitoma does befuddle the replacement defense. The Ghanaian’s performance against Luis Diaz in a one-on-one match should provide supporters with some measure of comfort prior to the match on Saturday.
Despite the fact that Timber will be absent for what is expected to be a challenging match against Brighton, Arteta and the fans of his team will be relieved that the absence will not be for an extended period of time. For the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final match against Newcastle, which will take place the following Tuesday, the Dutchman will start playing again.
