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Gunners wait on Fabregas

29 Nov 2007 - 09:50:55

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Arsenal are sweating over the fitness of Cesc Fabregas after he picked up a hamstring injury in the Champions League defeat by Sevilla.

Fabregas was forced off early in the second half of the Gunners' 3-1 defeat in Spain on Tuesday with reports suggesting he could be sidelined for up to three weeks.

That would make the ten-goal midfielder a major doubt for Arsenal's high-profile Premier League meeting with Chelsea on December 16.

The 20-year-old would also miss the forthcoming games against Aston Villa, Newcastle United and Middlesbrough.

Speaking about the injury, he said: "I felt my hamstring in the first half. I kept going but I felt it again in the second half.

"It's the first time in my life I have felt this and I didn't want to take a risk."