Seven players guaranteed to miss Arsenal clash against Fulham as new injury worry revealed

Arsenal and Fulham are both dealing with injury concerns heading into their Premier League clash at Craven Cottage this weekend. Domestic football has taken taken a backseat for the last 10 days because of the October international break which has new concerns over some key players emerge.

Prior to the two-week pause from Premier League action, Arsenal and Fulham both lost key players to injury in the first half of their respective games against West Ham United and Bournemouth.

Sasa Lukic pulled up clutching his groin after clearing a corner in Fulham's defeat on Friday evening which saw him replaced by Tom Cairney, while Martin Odegaard picked up a knee issue 18 hours later in the Gunners' win over West Ham. Both midfielders are expected to miss the next few weeks at least.

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Kai Havertz and Noni Madueke are also targeting November returns from knee issues with the latter likely hoping to feature in the North London Derby. Piero Hincapie has played just five minutes since joining the club with a groin complaint keeping him out for the last five games, though Arteta has hinted he could be back this weekend.

Earlier this month, the Arsenal boss admitted: "We've been trying everything as fast as possible, but this game [vs West Ham] came too fast, and now we have an international break. Hopefully, after that."

Gabriel Jesus is Arsenal's only other long-term absentee as he continues rehab from an ACL surgery underwent back in January.12 months on from that, Jesus could potentially depart Emirates Stadium, assuming he has fully recovered.

Fulham are also set to be without some attacking options with a fresh worry emerging for Silva over the international break. According to All Nigeria Soccer, there are concerns that Samuel Chukwueze picked up a knock in Nigeria's 4-0 World Cup qualifier win over Benin.

The 26-year-old is yet to start for his new club since joining on a season-long loan from AC Milan, but he has been making noticeable impacts from the bench. Doubt has also remained over Raul Jimenez after a hip injury forced him off against Aston Villa last month.

The Cottagers also have some confirmed injury absences based on Silva's most recent updates on Kenny Tete and Rodrigo Muniz.

He said: "Right now, I can assure you that Rodrigo (Muniz) is going to be out, and Kenny is going to be out, too... More than just this game, we believe even after the Int' break, it’s going to be an issue for them to be ready for the next ones.'