da dobrowin: Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas has failed to recover from a hamstring injury and will miss Wednesday's Champions League clash with Shakhtar Donetsk.
da dobrowin: The influential Spanish midfielder will not travel with the rest of the squad to Ukraine after picking up the problem during Saturday's 1-0 victory against West Ham United.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger confirmed:"He has a good chance to play on Sunday (against Newcastle United) but Wednesday night is too risky.
"He has no real strain, just a bit of pain. I don't know what it's down to but we cannot take a gamble as he has had injuries before. There's still a bit of reluctance to push it 100 per cent.
"Alex Song has a problem with his calf which we will assess today and he may not to travel.
"Arshavin has a problem and we might leave him at home and Denilson has a groin problem. The one that is definitely out is Fabregas, the three others will be assessed later."Subscribe to Football FanCast News Headlines by Email