Walcott down with knee injury

Arsenal forward Theo Walcott injured again following a sturdy tackle by Birmingham City defender Liam Ridgewell.

The England international was making his first appearance of the season having been sidelined since August with a back injury. He was just beginning to feel his prowess but he picked up another injury following a strong challenge by Blues defender Liam Ridgewell.

After prolonged treatment, the former Southampton ace was forced to limp out of the 3-1 win against Birmingham City with a knee injury.

“He has a bruised knee, it is swollen and difficult to assess at the moment. Is it a medial knee ligament that is twisted or just a kick?

The fact that he says he felt a little unstable when he was running is not good news.

We don’t know yet how much of his pain is down to the kick and how much is down to the fact he twisted his ligament,” admits Arsene Wenger.

He will be scanned on Sunday, however, the Gunner’s Boss feels that he probably will not be fit enough for the Tuesday’s match. “It is not a cruciate problem, but it could be more than a week.”