Silvestre: Back to fitness
Mikael Silvestre and Amaury Bischoff made their first appearances for Arsenal in Monday's reserves clash with Stoke.
Silvestre, who joined the club from Manchester United in August, has yet to feature for Arsene Wenger's first-team due to injury.
However, Silvestre has put himself in contention for Arsenal's next game against Everton on 18th October by coming through the full 90 minutes against Stoke.
Bischoff, who left Werder Bremen to join Arsenal in July, has been struggling with a groin injury, but he played for 57 minutes on Monday.
The news will be a boost for Wenger as he looks to get his side back to winning ways in the Premier League when Everton travel to the Emirates.

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 7th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Aston Villa vs Bolton |
| 15:00 | Blackburn vs Portsmouth |
| 15:00 | Man City vs Burnley |
| 15:00 | Tottenham vs Sunderland |
| 17:30 | Wolverhampton vs Arsenal |
| Sunday 8th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:30 | Hull vs Stoke |
| 15:00 | West Ham vs Everton |
| 15:00 | Wigan vs Fulham |
| 16:00 | Chelsea vs Man Utd |
| Monday 9th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 20:00 | Liverpool vs Birmingham |
| Saturday 21st November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 12:45 | Liverpool vs Man City |
| 15:00 | Birmingham vs Fulham |
| 15:00 | Burnley vs Aston Villa |
| 15:00 | Chelsea vs Wolverhampton |
| 15:00 | Hull vs West Ham |
| 15:00 | Sunderland vs Arsenal |
| 17:30 | Man Utd vs Everton |
| Sunday 22nd November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:30 | Bolton vs Blackburn |
| 15:00 | Tottenham vs Wigan |
| 16:00 | Stoke vs Portsmouth |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Wednesday 4th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| West Ham 2 - 1 Aston Villa | |
| Sunday 1st November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Birmingham 0 - 0 Man City | |
| Saturday 31st October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man Utd 2 - 0 Blackburn | |
| Sunderland 2 - 2 West Ham | |
| Portsmouth 4 - 0 Wigan | |
| Bolton 0 - 4 Chelsea | |
| Stoke 2 - 2 Wolverhampton | |
| Fulham 3 - 1 Liverpool | |
| Burnley 2 - 0 Hull | |
| Everton 1 - 1 Aston Villa | |
| Arsenal 3 - 0 Tottenham | |
| Sunday 25th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| West Ham 2 - 2 Arsenal | |
| Man City 2 - 2 Fulham | |
| Liverpool 2 - 0 Man Utd | |
| Bolton 3 - 2 Everton | |
| Saturday 24th October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Chelsea 5 - 0 Blackburn | |
| Tottenham 0 - 1 Stoke | |
| Birmingham 2 - 1 Sunderland | |
| Hull 0 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Burnley 1 - 3 Wigan | |
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