Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Theo Walcott will miss Sunday’s Carling Cup final – and Cesc Fabregas is also a doubt.<\/p>\n
Walcott sprained his ankle in the 1-0 win over Stoke on Wednesday night and will miss definitely miss the game against Birmingham at Wembley.<\/p>\n
Wenger also revealed that Fabregas suffered a hamstring injury and will be assessed by the club on Thursday.<\/p>\n
Walcott was bundled over by Dean Whitehead on the edge of the box in the 68th minute, but referee Peter Walton waved play on.<\/p>\n
The 21-year-old forward stayed on the ground, clearly in pain, before being carried off on a stretcher to be replaced by Denilson. Wenger described the injury as accidental afterwards and attributed no blame to Whitehead.<\/p>\n
Fabregas had earlier lasted just 14 minutes before being replaced by Andrey Arshavin.<\/p>\n
Wenger said: “Theo Walcott has an ankle sprain and he is out. For how long, I don’t know, but he is definitely out of Sunday.<\/p>\n
“Fabregas has a hamstring problem. We will assess that tomorrow. It is impossible to see how serious it is tonight. We will know tomorrow.”<\/p>\n
The Gunners boss added: “It is of course a concern that he (Fabregas) is injured but it happens unfortunately. He was very upset. I am as well. But it is not his fault or mine. It is part of sport.<\/p>\n
“It’s strange when it happens early in the game but we have to face it. We did the job after that in a very professional way.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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