Arsenal defender suffers hamstring injury

Arsenal defender Piero Hincapie will be sidelined for the upcoming FA Cup quarter-final against Southampton away from home.

The Ecuadorian star has been a regular starter in the left-back position for the Gunners, but he won't be available against the Saints.

He sustained a hamstring injury on international duty recently and manager Mikel Arteta has ruled him out of the weekend game.

There is no timescale for his comeback, and the club's faithful should be concerned with a huge season run-in coming up.

Riccardo Calafiori has been the second-choice left-back recently and looks likely to get the nod over Myles Lewis-Skelly tomorrow.

The Italian has come off a huge disappointment of missing out on the World Cup and will be keen to make amends on Saturday.

While Hincapie is out, the club have received a timely boost with Martin Odegaard and Jurrien Timber set to return to the squad.

Odegaard's creativity will be a huge boost for the Gunners, particularly with Eberechi Eze sidelined for weeks with a calf concern.