The Gunners' club-record signing will return from suspension on Wednesday when the north London outfit side hosts Southampton in the Premier League. It has been just under a month since Nicolas Pepe got himself sent off for Arsenal during their 0-0 draw at Leeds United.

Aston Villa Captain, Jack Grealish has been banned from driving for nine months and taxed a total of £82,499 fine after crashing his Range Rover during UK's March 2020 Covid-19 lockdown. The 25-year-old England footballer was sentenced at Birmingham Magistrates' Court on Tuesday, after previously pleading guilty to two charges, including one linked to the incident in which his 4x4 hit two parked vehicles in Dickens Heath, Solihull, West Midlands.

The embattled manager received the vote of confidence as his team struggle to score goals and pick up points under-fire Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta has been given the full backing of the club's technical director Edu but relief won't be felt in the form of big-money signings during the January transfer window.