Jurrien Timber has dealt Arsenal a major scare after being forced off with injury in the first half of their 2-0 win against Everton at the Emirates.
The right-back started his 28th Premier League match of the season on Saturday as the Gunners welcomed the Toffees to north London.
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But he failed to last the opening 45 minutes, being withdrawn in the 37th minute due to a possible groin injury.
Timber, who has now featured in 43 games across all competitions this term, went down in the early stages.
The Dutchman required medical attention, and while he continued playing, he couldn’t carry on.
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Mikel Arteta decided to bring on natural centre-back Christhian Mosquera for the former Ajax star.
It was a bold choice from the Spaniard, with Ben White sitting on the bench.
However, with the Englishman only recently returning to the squad following his own problem, it appears he may not be ready yet to play for nearly an hour.
And it could have been worse for Arsenal after William Saliba needed medical treatment towards the end of the first half.
The French centre-back was clattered into by David Raya as the Spaniard punched away an Everton delivery.
Despite looking dazed on the deck, he managed to continue and came out for the second half, which saw Viktor Gyokeres and Max Dowman score late on.
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Neither Timber or Arteta have address the issue as of yet but the defender did take to social media to toast Dowman’s history-making goal.
Arteta also hailed the impact of his substitutes against Everton.
He said: “All of them – Gabi [Martinelli], Mosquera had to come in when Jurrien was out and I think it’s been the theme of the season.
“I think the impact of the finishers that the players have played is the reason why we are here, basically.
“That says a lot about the people that we have in the dressing room because sometimes my decision, maybe they’re not right or they’re not fair, they take it in the right way with only one objective, which is to help the team to win.”
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The blow to Timber comes just eight days out from Arsenal facing Manchester City in next Sunday’s Carabao Cup final.
Arsenal are looking to win the competition for the first time since 1993.
And the club also have a huge Champions League clash against Bayer Leverkusen on the horizon.
The Gunners were held to a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their last-16 tie in Germany midweek.
Arsenal battle the German giants at the Emirates on Tuesday night.
Should they emerge victorious in the second leg, they will face the winner out of Bodo/Glimt vs Sporting Lisbon.
As it stands, it’s looking as though Bodo will be in the quarter-finals after easing to a 3-0 win in Norway.
