Arsenal suffer major injury blow ahead of Aston Villa clash

Arsenal have suffered a major injury blow ahead of the Premier League clash against Aston Villa on the road tomorrow.

The Gunners are currently five points ahead of Manchester City at the top of the table and have the chance to extend the gap at Villa Park.

Ahead of the encounter, they have suffered another setback. Cristhian Mosquera sustained an ankle injury against Brentford in midweek.

BBC Sport now claim that Mosquera's injury is serious than initially predicted and he will be out of action for between six to eight weeks.

The news is another setback for the Gunners, who are already without Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba with injury concerns.

In the absence of three centre-backs, Jurrien Timber looks set to partner Piero Hincapie in the heart of the defence against the Villans.

Arsenal have won just one of the previous four meetings against Villa and will need to play at their best to get the better of the Midlands side.