Arsenal rocked by fresh injury ahead of Newcastle United clash - four ruled out
Arsenal suffer fresh injury blow ahead of Newcastle United visit in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg.
Newcastle United will be far from full strength when they travel to take on Arsenal in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final.
And while the Magpies will be unable to select Fabian Schar and skipper Bruno Guimaraes due to suspension, or call upon the services of Nick Pope, Emil Krafth and Callum Wilson, the Gunners have also suffered an injury blow on the eve on the encounter.
Teenage sensation Ethan Nwaneri, fresh from scoring in the game, had to be withdrawn at half-time in Arsenal’s 1-1 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion.
Mikel Arteta has confirmed he fears the worst for the player, just 17, ahead of the visit of the Magpies to the Emirates on Tuesday evening.
Speaking to BBC Match of the Day, the Spaniard said: "Really bad news because I think we've lost him.
"We had to take him off at half-time with some muscular issues."
The blow comes after Arteta confirmed four players will definitely miss the last four clash, with boyhood Newcastle fan Bukayo Saka, Ben White, Raheem Sterling and Takehiro Tomiyasu out through injury. Meanwhile, captain Martin Odegaard only made the bench on Saturday evening due to illness.
Eddie Howe will be able to call upon Sven Botman and Anthony Gordon, after both players suffered minor issues this weekend.
Botman was removed with cramp 89 minutes into his long-awaited return to football, after spending 10 months unavailable, while Gordon suffered a cut to his face, which saw him removed in the second period.