Fraser Forster: Returns to full training ahead of Arsenal match

Forster returned to full training with the first time this week for the first time since rupturing his left patellar tendon last March.

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The England international was initially expected to miss up to 12 months as he recovered from the serious knee injury, but he could return to game action as early as January depending on how quickly he gets up to speed in training. Maarten Stekelenburg and Paulo Gazzaniga have handled the goalkeeping duties through the first half of the season, but Forster should reclaim his role as the undisputed No. 1 after he proves his fitness.