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Ben White has Covid-19 and forced to miss Chelsea clash as Arsenal suffer fresh blow
Mikel Arteta has been dealt a blow ahead of his side's home meeting with Chelsea with Ben White missing out after testing positive for Covid.The defender, who signed from Brighton for £50million earlier this summer, is unavailable for the game due to illness and joins a growing list of absentees at the Emirates.Thomas Partey, Gabriel and Eddie Nketiah are all injured, whilst Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang both missed last weekend's loss to Brentford after testing positive for Covid.Arsenal confirmed White was also missing due to the virus, though Aubameyang was back in the squad.White made his debut in the 2-0 loss at newly promoted Brentford and Arteta will now be forced to rotate in his absence.White's absence adds to