Walcott faces further month out
Monday, October 19, 2009
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Theo Walcott will miss Arsenal FC's Group H ties against AZ Alkmaar after being ruled out for up to four weeks through knee ligament damage. Tomáš Rosický is also absent from Tuesday's away game.
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Theo Walcott will miss both of Arsenal FC's UEFA Champions League ties against AZ Alkmaar after being ruled out for three to four weeks with knee ligament damage.
Fresh injury
The 20-year-old England winger, only just recovered from a back injury, made his first Arsenal start of the season on Saturday against Birmingham City FC but was forced off just 33 minutes in. He now faces as much as a month on the sidelines, meaning he will be unable to play in Tuesday's Group H fixture in Alkmaar or the home return on 4 November. Midfielder Tomáš Rosický has also been ruled out of the away fixture at AZ with a knee injury, joining Nicklas Bendtner, Denílson, Eduardo da Silva, Łukasz Fabiański and Johan Djourou on the sidelines. Defender Gaël Clichy has travelled to the Netherlands after overcoming an ankle problem.
