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Arsenal expect Martin \u00d8degaard to miss another six weeks with the knee injury he sustained before the international break.<\/p>\n
The Arsenal captain went down clutching his left knee after clashing with Crysencio Summerville in the first half of a 2-0 victory against West Ham that sent Mikel Arteta\u2019s side top of the table. \u00d8degaard twice attempted to carry on after treatment before being replaced by Mart\u00edn Zubimendi, and Arteta said the 26-year-old had left the ground with his knee in a brace.<\/p>\n
Arsenal said last week that tests showed \u00d8degaard had sustained medial collateral ligament damage and the midfielder withdrew from the Norway squad for their 5-0 victory over Israel on Saturday in a World Cup qualifier and a friendly with New Zealand on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
He is not thought to require surgery but it is understood he is not expected to return before the next international break, which starts on 10 November. That would rule him out of seven matches: Premier League games against Fulham, Crystal Palace, Burnley and Sunderland, Champions League games against Atl\u00e9tico Madrid and Slavia Prague and a Carabao Cup tie against Brighton.<\/p>\n
Arsenal hope that \u00d8degaard, who has missed games in this campaign because of a shoulder injury and was out for almost two months last season with an ankle issue picked up on international duty, could return for the north London derby against Tottenham on 23 November.<\/p>\n
Eberechi Eze has been deputising for \u00d8degaard in a creative midfield role in recent weeks, and the England Under-21 forward Ethan Nwaneri has also proved capable of filling in.<\/p>\n
\u00d8degaard will join Gabriel Jesus, Kai Havertz and Noni Madueke on the sidelines. The summer signing Piero Hincapi\u00e9, who has been restricted to one substitute appearance, is expected to return from a groin injury after this international break.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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