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West Ham welcome Arsenal to the London Stadium on Saturday evening but Julen Lopetegui had hinted at three big doubts.

That’s in addition to Hammers star boy Mohammed Kudus and long-term absentee Niclas Fullkrug.

West Ham’s star player Kudus has been heavily linked with a move to Arsenal.

But the Gunners will not get to see him up close this time around as he serves the final game of a five-match ban.

Striker Fullkrug is also ruled out as he closes on three months out with an Achilles injury since joining West Ham in the summer.

The Hammers go into the game against Arsenal off the back of their best performance of the year.

Nobody saw West Ham’s 2-0 win at Newcastle coming.

But Mikel Arteta’s side have started to hit their best form of the season too.

Arsenal easily beat Forest 3-0 last weekend before battering Sporting 5-1 away in midweek.

There was bad news when Hammers boss Julen Lopetegui spoke to the press ahead of the Premier League clash.

The Spaniard revealed three West Ham players are doubts for the London derby – in addition to Fullkrug.

Lopetegui revealed West Ham have three doubts for Arsenal

Lopetegui did caveat the update by stating he hopes they will be available.

The 58-year-old revealed a decision would be made if they were able to train today on the eve of the game.

Now West Ham have dropped a sudden announcement about a key star’s availability for Arsenal.

One of the big doubts for the Gunners was £32m centre-back Jean-Clair Todibo.

The French defender has blowed hot and cold since arriving from Nice.

But he has showed he has everything needed to be a top class Premier League defender in the mould of his compatriot William Saliba.

Todibo was the only West Ham starter to score less than 9/10 in the win at St James’s Park.

The former Barca man was clearly suffering with something and was forced off during the surprise victory.