Thomas Partey to make injury return against Crystal Palace on Thursday - Arteta confirms

Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta has confirmed Thomas Partey will return to action on Thursday against Crystal Palace.

The Ghana midfielder has been out of action since last December due to injury.

The 27-year-old midfielder was expected to feature against Newcastle United in the FA Cup third-round game played over the weekend.

Partey has resumed full training and after missing out of the Newcastle game, Arteta says the midfielder will return to action on Thursday.

"Thomas has been in full training for the last four or five days, he's completely asymptomatic," Arteta said on Monday.

"It would be a little bit rushed to try and play him against Newcastle but I think he will be ready for Thursday," he added.

Arsenal will host Palace at the Emirates Stadium at 8pm.

Partey so far has only made six appearances for Arsenal. He joined the Gunners from Atletico Madrid last year.