Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu has been substituted with a suspected injury in the first-half of their Europa League second-leg clash against Sporting CP. The Japanese defender fell to the ground shortly after overstretching for a tackle on Sporting's Francisco Trincao.
The Gunners need to win tonight after drawing 2-2 in the first-leg against the Portuguese outfit. Mikel Arteta will be concerned having already lost Eddie Nketiah through injury prior to the match, with yet another player checking in to the treatment room before the international break.
Emile Smith Rowe was only fit enough to be named on the substitutes bench by Arteta as the Hale End star continues to build up his match fitness. Gabriel Jesus was handed his first start since before the World Cup after recovering from a knee injury that has kept him sidelined for the past three months.
