The games Eberechi Eze could miss as Arsenal suffer fresh injury blow

Ebrechi Eze is set for a spell on the sidelines (Picture: Getty)

Eberechi Eze could be set to miss a crucial run of games for Arsenal after missing his side’s Carabao Cup final defeat to Manchester City .

Eze has enjoyed a more prominent role in Mike Arteta’s side over the past month, starting Arsenal’s last four Premier League matches and getting on the scoresheet as the Gunners saw off Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League .

However, the 27-year-old was withdrawn midway through the second half against Leverkusen last Tuesday and subsequently missed Sunday’s 2-0 defeat to City on Sunday.

Speaking after the game, Arteta suggested that Eze would need a scan to determine the full extent of the injury, but the attacking midfielder has already withdrawn from England’s squad for the upcoming international break.

And the BBC are now reporting that Arsenal could face being without Eze for a period of between four and six weeks.

After the international break, Arsenal will resume their hunt for trophies in the FA Cup , where they travel to face in-form Championship side Southampton.

A two-legged Champions League quarter-final tie is sandwiched between the visit of Bournemouth, before Arsenal make a huge trip up to the Etihad Stadium to face Manchester City in mid-April.

Home games against Newcastle and Fulham then follow at the end of April and beginning of May, which could be games which Arsenal target for Eze’s potential return.

Eze’s absence is the latest injury suffered by the Gunners, who have had a slew of their players pull out of international duty.

Defensive trio William Saliba, Jurrien Timber and Gabriel will stay with Arsenal over the break , while Leandro Trossard has also pulled out of the Belgian squad.