adminLONDON. — Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini will miss today’s English Premier League soccer match against Everton and Santi Cazorla’s return from a knee problem has been delayed, manager Arsene Wenger said yesterday.
Flamini was forced off during Wednesday’s 3-1 Champions League defeat at Barcelona, while Cazorla, who was expected to return after the international break, has not played since the end of November.
“Cazorla’s knee is perfect but he has a little Achilles problem. That has slowed him down. Had he not had that problem he would be available now,” Wenger told a news conference.
“Mathieu picked up a hamstring injury against Barcelona.”
Arsenal are third in the table, 11 points behind leaders Leicester City, and Wenger said the team were looking over their shoulders at the sides below them after failing to win any of their last three league games. Fifth-placed West Ham United are three points behind the Gunners, with Manchester United two further back. — Reuters.
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