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Arsene Wenger facing Arsenal injury headache with Danny Welbeck and Calum Chambers crocked and Mesut Ozil fighting for fitness

ARSENE WENGER has been hit with a fresh injury blow after he revealed Calum Chambers and Danny Welbeck face almost a month on the sidelines.

Welbeck limped out of Arsenal's goalless draw with Chelsea with a groin strain that Wenger says will now keep him out of action until mid-October at the earliest.

 Calum Chambers suffered a hip injury that will keep him out until mid-October
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Calum Chambers suffered a hip injury that will keep him out until mid-OctoberCredit: Rex Features
 Danny Welbeck will not be fit for England's last two World Cup qualifiers
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Danny Welbeck will not be fit for England's last two World Cup qualifiersCredit: Rex Features

And Chambers suffered a recurrence of an old hip injury in the Carabao Cup win over Doncaster which will sideline him for a similar amount of time.

The double injury news is a fresh concern for Gunners boss Wenger who already has concerns over the fitness of star players Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil for Monday's Premier League clash with West Brom.

Ozil has been out of action for the past fortnight with a knee injury, while Sanchez is still struggling to find peak fitness after reporting back from a summer break out of condition.

Wenger said: "Chambers came off , and I believe he will be out until after the international break, he has a recurrence of his hip problem.

"Welbeck has a groin injury and his target is Watford on October 14, that means after the international break.

"He won’t be available for England and not for us before the international break.

 Arsene Wenger has lost two players through injury and has concerns over the fitness of others
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Arsene Wenger has lost two players through injury and has concerns over the fitness of othersCredit: Richard Pelham

"Ozil is in training and will come back with the team today or tomorrow. Alexis Sanchez has been out and I thought he was still short last Sunday physically.

"I played him last night to give him more competition. I just try to get him back to full fitness, for me the Europa League and League Cup is important.

 Mesut Ozil has missed the past fortnight with a knee injury
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Mesut Ozil has missed the past fortnight with a knee injuryCredit: Getty Images
 Arsenal are still trying to get Alexis Sanchez back to peak physical condition
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Arsenal are still trying to get Alexis Sanchez back to peak physical conditionCredit: Rex Features

"I just try to give him competition to get back to his best. I gave him a long holiday, he came back not fit, it took us a long time to get him fit, and then he got injured.

"You can see he is coming back to shape now."



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