Arsenal have been dealt yet another injury blow.
The Gunners have had issues with multiple players this season, and things went from bad to worse in the 2-0 win over Brentford on Wednesday night.
Declan Rice hobbled off the pitch with a calf problem, but there is optimism that he should be able to recover for the clash against Aston Villa.
However, it looks like Cristhian Mosquera, who hurt his ankle, will be out for several weeks.
Cristhian Mosquera suffers an injury against Brentford! 🤕
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Arsenal fear Cristhian Mosquera will be ruled out for at least six weeks due to injury
Cristhian Mosquera has been a revelation at Arsenal this season.
Not many people had heard of him when the Gunners’ interest first emerged, but he has hit the ground running in the famous red and white.
Mosquera has been viewed as a huge bargain within Arsenal after his performances in place of the injured William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes in recent months.
Now, in what is a significant blow, the Spaniard is set to be sidelined for a few weeks.
The BBC have revealed that there are fears at Arsenal that Mosquera will be out for six weeks because of the ankle injury he suffered against Brentford.
Further tests have been planned to determine the true extent of his injury, but early indications suggest that he could miss between six and eight weeks.
That means Mosquera, who was hailed as ‘flawless’ by Arsenal fans recently, will not play again this year. He will only be back in the final two weeks of January.
It remains to be seen now who will replace the former Valencia man against Aston Villa on Saturday.
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Arsenal’s options to replace Cristhian Mosquera vs Aston Villa are limited
Arsenal have multiple injuries at the back right now.
Gabriel Magalhaes is not expected to be back before the end of this year following his adductor injury while playing for Brazil.
William Saliba has missed the last two games due to a knock of his own, and although his injury is not deemed serious, his availability for the clash against Aston Villa is unclear.
That leaves Arsenal with Jurrien Timber and Ben White as options at centre-half next to Piero Hincapie, and only one of them can play there because the other will have to start at right-back.
The other option would be to move Riccardo Calafiori to the middle and use Myles Lewis-Skelly at left-back on Saturday.
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