FOOTBALL NEWS: More injuries for Arsenal as Lucas Perez joins Francis Coquelin on the casualty list

Football
By Game Yetu | Jan 05, 2017
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Arsene Wenger has more injury problems ahead of Arsenal’s FA Cup clash with Preston on Saturday with Lucas Perez hit with an ankle problem and Francis Coquelin out for a month.

Summer signing, Perez, was sent on for the final 27 minutes of the 3-3 draw with Bournemouth on Tuesday night, scoring his side’s first goal as the mounted an incredible comeback after going three goals behind.

But he picked up an ankle injury toward the end of the Premier League thriller and will now miss Arsenal‘s trip to the play the Championship side.

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