Overview
- ESPN reports Gabriel Magalhães suffered a thigh muscle pull with Brazil and faces a minimum four-week layoff as Arsenal conduct further assessment.
- The centre-back is set to miss the derby against Tottenham as well as upcoming clashes with Bayern Munich and Chelsea.
- Piero Hincapié and Cristhian Mosquera are the leading cover options, with Italy coach Gennaro Gattuso confirming Riccardo Calafiori left the national camp due to injury.
- The Premier League has appointed Michael Oliver as referee for Sunday, with Stuart Attwell on VAR and Michael Salisbury as fourth official.
- Oliver’s last Arsenal match featured the Myles Lewis-Skelly red card that was later overturned, after which authorities investigated abusive threats directed at the referee.