Arsenal had plenty of work to do in their Carabao Cup semi-final against Newcastle to advance but they now have a fresh injury issue to contend with after Gabriel Martinelli was forced off

Arsenal will desperately hope that the hamstring injury sustained by Gabriel Martinelli on Wednesday night doesn't rule him out for any period of time.

Arsenal forward Gabriel Martinelli has suffered a suspected hamstring strain and manager Mikel Arteta has confirmed he will have a scan on Thursday to learn the severity of the problem. The Gunners were beaten 2-0 on Wednesday night and 4-0 on aggregate by Newcastle in the semi=finals of the Carabao Cup.

Mikel Arteta issued an update on the fitness of Gabriel Martinelli after Arsenal were dumped out of the Carabao Cup at the penultimate hurdle. They were soundly beaten by Newcastle, who will face either Tottenham or Liverpool in the final after cruising to a four-goal aggregate victory over the Gunners.

Arsenal Forward Awaits Scan ResultsHamstring Concern for Martinelli After Newcastle DefeatArsenal’s attacking options have taken another hit as Gabriel Martinelli awaits

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has provided an update on the injury to Gabriel Martinelli after he had to be subbed off against Newcastle United last night.