Arteta doesn’t have as many choices for domestic cup games as he would like because of being hurt and suspended during a tough month for the Gunners. Leandro Trossard will be out for one game because he got two yellow cards on Sunday at the Etihad Stadium. Many of his friends may also be out because of the same reason.

Mikel Merino, Oleksandr Zinchenko, and Takehiro Tomiyasu can’t play because they are still having health issues. Martin Odegaard, the captain, will also be out for a long time. Arteta doesn’t expect him to come back until at least late October.

The past few weeks have taken their toll on more than just the top players who were already in a small group. Jurrien Timber and Riccardo Calafiori were both taken off late in the game against City, even though they were defending hard with only 10 players.

Both players have been hurt since joining the club, and Arteta made it seem unlikely that they would play against Bolton. He wouldn’t say the names of the players, but he did say, “I always prefer facts to words or supposing things.”

In the past, Arteta has been quiet about his team news before making few changes. He is also likely to be waiting to see if custodian David Raya is ready. When asked about the criticism of his Arsenal players getting hurt against City, he said, “Let’s see who is available tomorrow. Then we can talk about dark arts or these things or if it’s a reality.”

“Unfortunately, yes there will be a few players not available,” he said. But the Spanish person wasn’t going to say anything else. “You will find out that person tomorrow.” As soon as I set up the queue.”

Arteta also said that the game at City might have caused a “serious” injury. He said, “We need to wait on one of them.” All of this makes things more difficult because there isn’t a clear senior custodian available behind Raya.

Jack Porter is probably going to play because he is one of the few names that is still available. Hale End hopefuls could fill out the rest of the team, based on how fit they are. Ismeal Kabia, an attacker, has been on the bench before this season and may get another chance. Maldini Kacurri, on the other hand, did not play in Manchester.

Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelley might play in their first-team games more than any other time in their short lives. This is the 20-person team that Arsenal could use to play Bolton, according to football.london.