Arsenal are braced to be without their captain, Cesc Fábregas, when they travel to Ukraine tomorrow with the Spain international unlikely to be risked after complaining of a tight hamstring during the narrow victory over West Ham United on Saturday. Fábregas was ruled out for a month earlier in the campaign after pulling a hamstring in the draw at Sunderland and only returned in the recent 5-1 Champions League group game success against Shakhtar Donetsk at the Emirates. His absence from the return fixture on Wednesday is unexpected with the team comfortably placed at the top of their section, and with one eye on the visit of Newcastle United to north London on Sunday, though it could yet be compounded by that of Alex Song. Will his absence affect the team performance?
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