Mikel Arteta confirms big injury blow after Bournemouth game

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has confirmed a big injury blow after the 2-1 Premier League loss to Bournemouth at the Emirates Stadium.

The Gunners suffered their fourth defeat of the league campaign after an underwhelming display against the Cherries in north London.

The club took the lead through Declan Rice but were pegged back during the second half with goals from Dean Huijsen and Evanilson.

Speaking after the game, Arteta was obviously disappointed with the outcome and added that there could be a major absentee against Paris Saint-Germain.

Arsenal are trailing 1-0 after the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against PSG. They face Les Parisiens on the road on Wednesday.

Ahead of the contest, Arteta acknowledged that Jurrien Timber could be sidelined after missing the Cherries game with an unknown injury.

He said: "Yeah there's a chance".

Arsenal are presently on 67 points from 35 league games and may need at least one more win to qualify for the Champions League next term.