Arsenal sweat over Walcott injury

Arsenal will have to wait to see the extent of Theo Walcott’s knee injury, as the player undergoes a scan on Monday.

The England winger pulled up whilst sprinting for the ball late in the game against Bolton on Saturday, and initially was thought to have strained a hamstring.

However, it has been revealed that the attacker has actually damaged his knee, and may miss some important upcoming fixtures for The Gunners.

We don’t really know the extent of it,” manager Arsene Wenger told Sky Sports.

“It looked like a classic hamstring injury when Theo went down but he said he had a sharp pain in his knee.

“He’ll need a scan so we can assess what kind of damage it is,” he concluded.

Arsenal host Olympiakos at the Emirates in the Champions League on Wednesday, before taking on North London rivals Tottenham on Sunday.

A serious layoff would compound Wenger’s misery, as he is already without a number of key players, including Jack Wilshere, for the foreseeable future.