Arsenal handed injury blow ahead of Crystal Palace game

Arsenal have been handed an injury blow with Oleksandr Zinchenko set to miss out on the Premier League clash against Crystal Palace.

The Ukrainian star has been on the sidelines for the past few games with a calf injury and he has not recovered yet from the setback.

Zinchenko was with the team for the warm weather camp in Dubai, but he was not spotted with the players on the grass throughout.

This is a clear indication that he has not recovered yet and remains a huge doubt for the upcoming London derby at the Emirates Stadium.

In his absence, Jakub Kiwior looks set to reclaim his position at left-back with Takehiro Tomiyasu unavailable due to Asian Cup duty.

The Gunners will be determined to return to winning ways, having suffered three defeats on the bounce on either side of the New Year.

They suffered two league defeats before the turn of the year before losing 2-0 to Liverpool in the third round of the FA Cup at home.