Arsenal face being without goalkeeper Petr Cech for up to a month because of a hamstring injury. Cech was replaced early in the second half of Saturday’s Premier League match against Watford, with Bernd Leno coming on to keep a clean sheet as the Gunners won 2-0. Arsenal said in an injury update on their official website ahead of the Europa League tie at Qarabag on Thursday that Cech had a “left hamstring injury” and was “expected to return to full training in three to four weeks”. We've got a fresh injury update on @PetrCech, plus news on... ▪️ Koscielny ▪️ Maitland-Niles ▪️ Mavropanos — Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) October 2, 2018As well as not making the trip to Azerbaijan, the veteran goalkeeper will also definitely miss Sunday’s Premier League match at Fulham. After losing his first two Premier League matches as new Arsenal head coach, Unai Emery has since guided his side to seven straight wins in all competitions.

Source: Irish Examiner October 02, 2018 17:03 UTC