Arsenal forward Gabriel Martinelli has suffered a suspected hamstring strain and manager Mikel Arteta has confirmed he may have a scan on Thursday to learn the severity of the issue.
The Gunners were beaten 2-0 on Wednesday night and 4-0 on aggregate by Newcastle within the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup.
The Brazilian was taken off in the primary half at St James’ Park, limping out of the sport after 37 minutes to get replaced by Ethan Nwaneri.
The injury was immediately very concerning because the winger was holding his hamstring, sparking fears of an prolonged spell on the sidelines.
Arteta confirmed after the defeat: ‘He felt something, I feel it was his hamstring and he wasn’t comfortable to proceed.
‘So we may have to have any MRI scan tomorrow to see the extent of the injury.’
With Gabriel Jesus out for the season and Bukayo Saka still weeks away from a return, it’s a serious worry for Arteta.
Arsenal were already 1-0 behind on the night and 3-0 down on aggregate when Martinelli was forced off through injury.
Jacob Murphy put the house side ahead after just 19 minutes, with Anthony Gordon doubling the lead on 52 minutes and taking it to a dominant 4-0 scoreline over the 2 legs.
Newcastle were too sharp and too aggressive for his or her visitors, pressing them intensely and hitting swiftly on the counter-attack when those opportunities arose.
Liverpool and Tottenham meet on Thursday night for the possibility to hitch Eddie Howe’s team at Wembley, with Spurs 1-0 ahead from the primary leg ahead of a visit to Anfield.
With Arsenal already out of the FA Cup they don’t return to motion until 15 February once they travel to Leicester City within the Premier League.
Talking to Sky Sports after the impressive victory, Newcastle boss Eddie Howe said: ‘It was an amazing night for us. It was a troublesome game but tactically we were good.
‘The intention was to be aggressive and sometimes once you do this it doesn’t at all times work. Today it did. I believed it helped to solidify our plan. We needed to retreat at times but we were at all times in the sport.’
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