Arsenal will have Leandro Trossard available for their Premier League encounter against Leicester this weekend.
The Belgian international was sent off in the fiery 2-2 draw against Manchester City at the Etihad last weekend for two bookable offences.
However, despite this sending off happening in a top-flight fixture, Trossard will be also to play in the Gunners’ next one.
And given Arsenal‘s injury issues, they’ll be relieved to have Trossard again.
Why can Trossard play against Leicester?
Trossard‘s two yellow cards led to a one-match ban.
However, it’s not just a Premier League suspension but a domestic one.
This means he can play no part in the Gunners’ Carabao Cup third-round tie against Bolton on Wednesday night, but he will be able to face Leicester at the weekend.
In many ways, this is ideal for Mikel Arteta and Arsenal because Trossard would have likely been rotated for this game anyway.
With Martin Odegaard injured, the Belgian is playing as the most advanced midfielder in Arteta’s team, so in the early rounds of the cup, he was unlikely to be risked.
Instead, he gets a full rest before the Gunners look to get back to winning ways against the Foxes.
The former Brighton man received two yellow cards against the Citizens in the first half.
Initially, he was booked for stopping a counter-attack by pulling a shirt before he then received a second yellow for lashing the ball away after Michael Oliver had blown his whistle for a foul.
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The Belgian claimed he didn’t hear the whistle and was trying to find Gabriel Martinelli with a pass, but that wasn’t how the referee viewed it, and he was sent off.
That was the second time this season the Gunners have had someone dismissed for kicking the ball away after the same happened to Declan Rice in their draw with Brighton.
Following the game against City, Arteta was asked about the red card, and he referenced another incident in which Jeremy Doku appeared to kick the ball away.
He said: “There were two incidents, very similar.
“In particular, one was very different with a different outcome that forces you to play a game that nobody wanted to watch.”
The Spaniard then refused to directly comment on Trossard.
“You can ask me, but it’s that obvious I don’t have to comment.”
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When asked about it again at his pre-match press conference against Bolton, he again refused to properly comment on the situation.
He said: “Well, I reflected post match, and it’s the same reflection today.
“It’s the same answer that I gave. Move on, and I was very clear about it I think.”
