Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes is a potential absentee for Saturday’s Premier League fixture against West Ham United after sustaining an injury in the Champions League victory over Sporting

Mikel Arteta admits he will have to play a waiting game after Gabriel Magalhaes was forced off during the closing stages of Arsenal ’s 5-1 win over Sporting Lisbon. After a narrow, controversial defeat against Inter earlier this month, the Gunners got their Champions League campaign back on track with a statement victory.

White’s absence is compounded by that of Takehiro Tomiyasu, who missed the first couple of months of the season with a knee injury suffered over the summer and made a brief return off the bench against Southampton in early October before suffering another setback that has kept him sidelined ever since.