Arsene Wenger is hopeful of being able to field Samir Nasri for Arsenal's clash with Fulham on Saturday despite the midfielder injuring his knee on Tuesday.
The French international picked up the knock in the 2-0 Carling Cup win over Wigan but with a number of key players already sidelined, Wenger may be forced to select the former Marseille star.
Cesc Fabregas, Abou Diaby and Thomas Vermaelen are all out injured although Robin van Persie could start his second game in a week after playing for 73 minutes against Wigan.
Wenger told Arsenal TV Online: "Nasri has got a knock from Tuesday night. It is a knee problem but he should be all right.
"Apart from that, we do not have any fresh players injured. There are no other ins or outs.
"[Abou] Diaby and [Thomas] Vermaelen are not available. Fabregas is still injured, so it will be a similar squad to the Aston Villa game."
However, Wenger added: "I will see how Robin recovers [before deciding whether to start him].
"I rotate a bit from game to game at the moment, so I will see - but we have quite a strong squad available."
