Arsenal's manager will be sweating on the fitness on England pair Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain who were forced off injured in their League Cup defeat to Sheffield Wednesday.

Oxlade-Chamberlain started the match for Arsenal but was forced off after 19 minutes with a muscle injury and replaced by Walcott who then had to besubstituted after also picking up a strain.

The injuries will have crowned a miserable night for Wenger and his Arsenal side who were convincingly beaten 3-0 away to Sheffield Wednesday.

Wenger and Arsenal will eagery await the results of scans that each player will undergo on Wednesday to determine the severity of the injuries.