Chelsea appear to have dented Arsenal's hopes of finding a replacement for William Saliba, who was forced to miss the Gunners' clash against Aston Villa. The 23-year-old defender was omitted from the squad after he was seen holding his hamstring towards the end of the North London Derby.

William Saliba will undergo tests on Sunday to determine the severity of his hamstring injury. The defender missed Arsenal ’s frustrating 2-2 draw with Aston Villa after he picked up the issue late in the midweek derby win over Tottenham.

Mikel Arteta says William Saliba was ruled out of Arsenal’s Premier League fixture against Aston Villa due to a muscular injury. Saliba, 23, was missing from the matchday squad for Saturday’s 2-2 draw,