Arsenal suffered two consecutive defeats in the Premier League, the journey to the championship suffered a serious blow, and now even more facing a crisis in the back line. The three main left players have problems: Sinclair's sudden injury, Jekyll and Hyde's disappointing performance, and just returned to the team of Tomoyasu Kenyo is about to go to the Asian Cup, which makes the coach of the Adidas doubly difficult.
On the eve of the match against Fulham, news broke that Sinclair had suffered a calf injury and the team plans to carry out further tests. Adi Da revealed, "Sinclaw feels discomfort in his calf, the details of which I am not aware of, and will have to wait for the results of the tests to determine how long he needs to rest." With Sinclaw injured, Poland international Jaakio filled in at left tackle, but the team conceded a goal due to his clearance error and failed to make a difference on the attacking end, eventually being replaced in the first half.