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Takehiro Tomiyasu could come straight back into Mikel Arteta’s starting XI for Arsenal on Sunday afternoon. The Japanese defender has only recently returned to Arsenal training after spending the past month at the Asian Cup. Tomiyasu crashed out of the competition in the quarter-finals with Japan following a 2-1 defeat to Iran. The 25-year-old was enjoying a run in Mikel Arteta’s side before picking up a calf injury in early December. But after featuring four times for Japan over the past four weeks, he could come back into the side for the first time this year against West Ham today. Tomiyasu…

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