With Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain returning to Arsenal’s first-team set-up and taking up his place on the substitute’s bench, Theo Walcott reportedly targeting a return against Sunderland next week, and long-term absentee Aaron Ramsey back in midfield, it had appeared before this match that the injury crisis that had recently rocked Arsenal was beginning to subside. After the Gunners’ injury list continued to grow last weekend with Francis Coquelin being replaced only 14 minutes into Arsenal’s loss to West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns with a knee injury, Laurent Koscielny was also forced off after less than ten minutes against Norwich, and was replaced by...
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