Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger could be set for another midfield injury blow with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's groin problem to be assessed in the next few days.

Oxlade-Chamberlain, 21, started Saturday's 4-1 win against Newcastle despite suffering from inflammation in his groin, and signalled to the Gunners bench towards the end of the match that he was in pain.

Arsenal are already without Mikel Arteta, Jack Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey, as well as having a lengthy defensive injury list, with Wenger admitting it is vital he does not lose the England international ahead of the hectic festive fixture schedule.

"I wanted to take him off and then he takes the ball and crosses the whole pitch and cannot run anymore," Wenger is quoted as saying by the Daily Mail. "We cannot afford to lose him at the moment. He's got a pain in his groin. I took him to Galatasaray [last Tuesday] and maybe two games was a lot for him."