We won the match in The FA Cup tie against Huddersfield, but to lose another key player was another blow towards our Champions League campaign.
However, we still can't identified the seriousness of his hamstring injury.
Wenger had said that it could be up to three weeks to recover, but it all depends on the final medical report.
Arsenal starts the game with Almunia and Squillaci are back after long injury. The rest of the line up are Eboue, Gibbs, Koncielny, Diaby, Arshavin, Nasri, Bendtner and Chamakh.
Still not at his best but keep going.....
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Bendtner broke the deadlock in the 21 minutes, Bendtner got clear on the right and his shot took a deflection from a covering defender Peter Clarke before looping over Bennett.As we entered in the 32 minutes, Nasri who was chasing a ball over the top and then went down.
It's probably a hamstring and it's all depends on how severe the strain is. He is out of the game and Rosicky took his place.
It is learned that, Wenger had to gamble with Nasri due to Rosicky sickness.
As the game went on, Squillaci was sent off for professional foul by Mark Clattenburg the referee.
off he goes within three minutes at the end of the first half and what a setback for Arsenal.
We could expect more attempt from Huddersfield in the second half as Arsenal playing with 10 men.
As the second half going to start, Arsenal berings on Song for Chamakh to fill up the gap after Squillaci was sent off in the first half.
What a day for Squillaci who just going to start his first match after injury and that red card could mean he will be out for three match suspension.
However, the punishment from Mark Clattenburg are a bit too harsh and we will able to see more surprising decision by the referee right in the second half.
Huddersfiled had an advantage from 10 men Arsenal as they mount the pressure for an equaliser to get back into the game.
From a corner kick in the 66 minutes, Alan Lee heads past Almunia to make it 1 - 1. They are back in business and this could be their day as Arsenal struggles with 10 men.
Arsenal need to win this match and trying to avoid extra game, Fabregas was brought in to replace Diaby in the 69 minutes.
What a relief, hopefully our captain already had something in his mind before coming in to the field.
well, let's see what Fabregas could do in the last 25 minutes and hopefully he will create something which Arsenal would walkaway with a slim win.
As we entered the last five minutes of the match, Bendtner was brought down inside the penalty box by McCombe.
Surprisingly it was only yellow card flashed by the referee and that was another surprise decision that I am talking about earlier.
However, Fabregas did his job well outwitted Bennett and slid the ball low into the net.
Arsenal lead 2 - 1 as the game nearly comes to an end and Huddersfield had only about five minutes to get back again into the game.
Huddersfield had a good chance in the 87 minutes where Robert took the free kick but it just curls over the bar.
Four minutes of added time, hope we can hold on to this as Huddersfield seems not going to sit around.
That's it, Fabregas really had something to cheers us up and Arsenal goes through in the last 16.
This is just great for us and most important we won even though with 10 men and frankly talking that we are not good tonight but come out with a lucky escape to move on into the next stage of the FA Cup.
Till we meet again on 1st February against Everton in the premier league match at the Emirates.
