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Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas to miss Carling Cup final; Robin van Persie, Laurent Koscielny, Abou Diaby all fit

LONDON ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 23:  Theo Walcott (R) of Arsenal pats teammate Cesc Fabregas as he is substituted during the Barclays Premier League match between Arsenal and Stoke City at the Emirates Stadium on February 23 2011 in London England.  (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

According to Arsenal's official club website, the Gunners will face Birmingham City on Sunday in the Carling Cup final minus their captain and creative midfielder Cesc Fabregas.  Fabregas suffered a hamstring strain, which appears to be short term, but will rule him out for the weekend.

Speaking to the press, manager Arsène Wenger said:

"It is a very small injury but certainly Cesc will be out for Sunday...For how long [beyond that] I don’t know but definitely for Sunday....He is disappointed. We all feel sorry and sad for him. The only way we help him now is to win the Carling Cup as he contributed a lot in this competition."

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It is a big blow for the side and also for the Catalan, as Fabregas had vowed via his twitter account to "not sleep if necessary" in order to be fit for the final, but it appears to not be possible.  It would have marked Fabregas' first opportunity to lead his side into a final as captain.

Winger Theo Walcott will also be unavailable for the final with sprained ankle, also sustained at Stoke.

On the other hand, van Persie, Koscielny, and Diaby will all be returning from injuries and will be available, according to the club.  The boost that van Persie can provide in attack will be perhaps crucial, and he will no doubt be wearing the armband as the team emerges at Wembley.

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I feel sad for Cesc

especially after that tweet, but I think he’ll be back for Barca.
Anyway, we’ve got RvP back, and Koscielny, we should be alright against Birmingham

Squeezed to Song and Bendtner and Song and Nasri oh lovely lovely lovely!
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by Aidan Gibson on Feb 24, 2011 4:26 PM EST reply actions  

Seriously.

We can make it up to him by doing a double with him there.

by Roa on Feb 24, 2011 7:11 PM EST up reply actions  

anyway, he can come on the field and lift the trophy

Squeezed to Song and Bendtner and Song and Nasri oh lovely lovely lovely!
-Peter Drury, the one time his commentating has ever been acceptable.

by Aidan Gibson on Feb 24, 2011 9:07 PM EST up reply actions  

He can be the 2011 version of Robert Pires

When they win the trophy, Cesc can come out and grab the trophy and the team can all bow to him because they know they wouldn’t be there without him.

by pdb on Feb 25, 2011 12:01 AM EST up reply actions  

Poor Cesc.

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by ClemsonGirl on Feb 24, 2011 4:43 PM EST reply actions  

get better cesc...

even if you aren’t playing on sunday, you better believe you’re one of the biggest reasons why we made it this far! The trophy, if we win, is for you.

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by silverace99 on Feb 24, 2011 6:24 PM EST reply actions  

Not really an injury, it sounds like.

I expect this squad to be good enough to beat BC without Cesc in the same way that we should be good enough to beat Orient with the lineup we put out there last Sunday.

This final should be seen as an opportunity to show what kind of a team we are and set the tone for how we will finish out the remaining season.

Go Gunners!!!!!!!!!

Captain, there are doubt's...

Element's from the past and the future combining to form something not quite as good as either.

by Match Day 5 on Feb 24, 2011 6:29 PM EST reply actions  

I bet Cesc is just gutted

He’s worked so hard to help bring this team to a trophy. I bet Theo is the same way, finally taking his chance and being a first team player only to miss a final. Shame, I feel for both.

by Scrupio on Feb 24, 2011 6:38 PM EST reply actions  

Get well soon Cesc & Theo!

And someone tell the boys to go out there and win it for Cesc. It’s not a perfect scenario, but I bet it will make him feel better.

24 is clearly the most perfect of numbers.

by AMb1valenT on Feb 24, 2011 7:13 PM EST reply actions  

ARGH! How much longer until the bionic hamstrings and ankles are ready Dr. Harwood?

by King Oskar on Feb 25, 2011 1:09 PM EST reply actions  

Wigan's definitely playing for points today

Cmon Wigs. Give us a good showing today.

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by 3k on Feb 26, 2011 10:11 AM EST reply actions  

two awesome chances for Wigan, no goals

and Chicharito’s got a nice finish. Wigan should be up 2-1 if Van der Sar hadn’t made two nice saves

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