Arsenal boss Arteta gives Gabriel and Timber injury update as Gunners face anxious wait ahead of Real Madrid 

Gabriel Magalhaes and Jurrien Timber were forced off injured during Arsenal's win against Fulham

Arsenal defender Gabriel was substituted in the 16th minute of their Premier League match at home to Fulham after picking up an injury, leaving a worried Mikel Arteta.

The Brazilian centre-back, 27, went down after appearing to hurt his hamstring, as he limped off to be replaced by Jakub Kiwior.

Shortly afterwards, Jurrien Timber received a heavy kick on the knee, but played on until he was subsituted for Leandro Trossard with 13 minutes remaining. 

Arteta's side travel to Goodison Park to play Everton in the Saturday lunchtime Premier League clash, before hosting Real Madrid in the eagerly-awaited Champions League quarter-finals first leg on Tuesday.

To lose one or both would be a massive blow for Arteta and his Arsenal side who eased to victory over Marco Silva's Cottagers on a chilly Tuesday evening in North London. 

Speaking after the match, Arteta said: "They are two players in this team that never want to come off.

"Gabi felt something in his hamstring, we don't know how big that is and with Jurrien as well, he was already struggling very early in the game.

"He managed to continue and at some point he couldn't, so, that's the downside to it."

Arteta added: "You can imagine, we've lost four players in the defensive line in one week - Calafiori, Ben White, Jurrien and Gabi Magalhaes.

"We have still another four, that are so willing that they will do their job."

The Gunners have been blighted by injury problems this season, with talisman goalscorer Bukayo Saka only returning against the west Londoners after missing three months with a hamstring problem.

Strikers Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus have also been ruled out to the end of the campaign, while Gabi Martinelli has only recently returned after injury. 

Gabriel has made 28 Premier League appearances for second-placed Arsenal this season, scoring three goals, and a key member of their backline alongside William Saliba.

Arteta added: "The good thing is that it's been like this the whole season.

"You see Martinelli today, you say we're missing three months.

"You see Bukayo, four months. Jesus, almost the whole season.

"How we have managed to be where we are with all those injuries.

"Ben White hasn't participated at all this season, it's what it is.

"We want it so much that we're going to give it a real go and we are very excited for next week."