Cesc Fabregas will not be fit to face Chelsea on Sunday.
The Arsenal captain suffered a hamstring injury during the 1-1 draw at Sunderland two weeks ago and Arsène Wenger gave him a less than 50:50 chance of recovering in time for the London derby when he spoke to Arsenal TV Online on Thursday.
On Friday, the manager admitted that this weekend’s clash will come too soon for Fabregas. What’s more, Wenger will be without
Manuel Almunia (elbow) and
Kieran Gibbs at Stamford Bridge.
“Fabregas is not fit to play in this one and nor is Almunia,” he said.
“We lost Gibbs as well on Tuesday night with a calf problem and he is out of the England squad as well. He is out for two to three weeks.”